Wind power slowly increasing on Lanzarote

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Lanzarote’s wind farms have increased energy production, and the entry of four more turbines into operation will further boost renewables, but the island remains heavily reliant on imported fuel oil.

“Tourism has given so much to Lanzarote”

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Rita Hernández is a well-known face in Teguise politics and business, occupying council positions under three separate parties. Appointed Councillor of Tourism, Beaches and Planning in 2023, we spoke to her just four days after April’s floods caused chaos in Costa Teguise.

Lanzarote Books You Should Know About

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Last month, La Casa Amarilla in Arrecife opened an exhibition dedicated to “Ten Books for One Island”.

What is Canarian Day?

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Canary Day is celebrated on the 30th May. To help you understand what it’s all about, here are some facts everyone should know about the Canary Islands.

Reader’s Letters – May 2025

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Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the May edition.

How To Make Tomate Frito

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Tomate frito is every Spanish cook’s go-to tomato sauce – tangy, savoury and hugely versatile. In supermarkets you’ll usually find it in a completely separate aisle to the tinned tomatoes, available in tins, jars and cartons. The commercial stuff can be tasty, but is often highly processed and full of additives, so making your own is a great idea.

Arrecife converts 39 commercial premises into apartments

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Arrecife’s council has converted 39 commercial premises into residential apartments in the last year, as the capital adapts to new realities.

UD Lanzarote’s Play-Off Hopes Fade

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UD Lanzarote are one position and five points adrift of a playoff finish in the RFEF 3 (fifth tier). With only four matches remaining, however, there is still hope.

No mercy from Madrid for US Yaiza

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Union Sur Yaiza are almost certainly facing the drop as the season winds up. It’s a sad end to what has been a spirited campaign in the team’s historical first taste of the national leagues.

Gary Shearer’s disappearance on Lanzarote “makes no sense”

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Gary Shearer went missing in the busy tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote on 16th March 2023. Two years on, there is still no sign of him. We met his devastated mother Ann and his niece Darcie last month as they returned to the island to seek answers and, perhaps, closure.