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Car crash in Masdache leaves one vehicle burnt out

A collision between two cars near Masdache yesterday morning resulted in one vehicle being burnt out completely.

UK Blood Ban Lifted in Canary Islands

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The Canarian Health Service has called for blood donors urgently, and has confirmed that it has lifted the ban on donors that applied to anyone who had spent six months in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1997.

Interview with the President of Lanzarote’s Emergency Consortium

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Lanzarote’s main fire station, or Consorcio Insular de Emergencias (Island Emergency Consortium) is located in northern Arrecife, a few streets away from the hospital. Outside the building are a row of shiny, brand new fire engines, a jet-ski and a recently-installed metal tank with a winch that will be used to thoroughly extinguish fires in electric vehicles.

Review of Lanzarote’s 2025

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2025 saw Lanzarote fuller than ever, with more residents and tourists 2025 on the island than ever before, more cars on its roads and more demands on public services.

Reader’s Letters – January 2026

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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 January edition.

UD Lanzarote in a sticky patch

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There’s no stopping our football correspondent Ian Lane. Last month he was laid up in Arrecife’s general hospital after a knee operation, but despite severe pain and being doped up to the eyeballs, he still managed to send us his report. Get well fast, Ian!

Fisherman banned from angling for three years after killing angel shark

A fisherman has been banned from angling for three years and fined €8 a day for 18 months after catching and killing an angel shark.

Storm Francis arrives tomorrow evening

The Canarian Government has issued a pre-alert for wind, rain, storms and rough seas in anticipation of the arrival of Storm Francis on the evening of Thursday January 1st.

Tías celebrates New Year’s Eve and Three Kings Day with a program for all ages

Tías Ayuntamiento has announced its official programme of events to mark the end of 2025 and the arrival of 2026, culminating in the much-anticipated visit of The Three Kings.

Juseph headlines Playa Blanca’s New Year’s Eve sunset party

Playa Blanca will host a farewell to 2025 this New Year’s Eve with a free, family-friendly concert featuring an electrifying lineup of urban music. The event will see the year out with a spectacular sunset party in the Plaza del Carmen on Wednesday, 31st December.