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.

ETA now required for all EU citizens travelling to the UK

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From this month, an ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) will be required for all EU citizens travelling to the UK.

Lanzarote Twins With San Antonio Texas

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Last month, Lanzarote signed twinning papers with the city of San Antonio in Texas, which was first populated by Canarian families from Lanzarote 300 years ago.

The Canary Islands’ largest native bird is under threat on Lanzarote

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The El Jable region of Lanzarote is one of the remaining strongholds of the Houbara Bustard – the Canary Islands’ largest native bird - and scientists and activists are keen to save it before it is too late.

Putting Lanzarote’s Social Issues First

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María Jesús Tovar qualified as a social worker before entering politics, and has quickly risen to the position of Vice president of Lanzarote’s Cabildo, where she is also the councillor responsible for tax and contractual issues.

Canary Islands Hot-Spot Theory Challenged

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A new scientific paper questions the theory that the Canary Islands were formed by a volcanic “hot spot” in the Atlantic Ocean.