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Man arrested with 51 grams of cocaine

The Guardia Civil have arrested a 39-year-old man after a search revealed that he possessed 6 kilograms of hashish and 51 grams of cocaine hidden in a rental vehicle.

Costa Teguise carnival livestream

Teguise Ayuntamiento staged a livestream covering last weekend’s carnival celebrations in Costa Teguise. With over an hour of footage, there’s plenty to see.

Speeding investigation

A 25-year-old man is being investigated by the Guardia Civil after driving at over 160 kph (100 mph) on a stretch of road with a 60 kph (40 mph) speed limit.

Avenida closure tomorrow

Tías Ayuntamiento have announced that a section of the Avenida de las Playas in Puerto del Carmen will be closed to traffic tomorrow morning, March 7th.

English Cinema – “Ant-Man Quantumania”

Lanzarote will be treated to Marvel's newest film this week. The cinema in Arrecife will be showing “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” in original English.

Statue unveiled in Femes

A statue of the legendary Mararía was unveiled yesterday on the viewpoint at Femes. The sculpture of the fictional local beauty was created by Cintia Machín to honour the centenary of novelist Rafael Arozarena, whose novel Mararía immortalised Femes in print and, later, on film.

Two more flipped cars on Saturday

Yesterday, a further two vehicle crashes were reported to the emergency services which resulted in injuries.

Fire starter caught and arrested

The National Police have caught and arrested the person who allegedly set fire to a motorbike and transformer panel last month in Arrecife.

Three injured in accident involving several cars

Yesterday evening, the emergency services were called to an accident that had occurred on the LZ-2 near Yaiza involving several vehicles which injured three people.

When Jupiter aligns with Venus

The “kissing stars” will remain visible tonight after their celestial kiss last night.