News

Wind speed diverts flights

This Monday, strong winds on the island forced three flights to divert to Fuerteventura from Newcastle, Stanstead, and Bilbao.

Super surf

The El Quemao break at La Santa has not let surfing fans down, providing perfect conditions and tubes galore for the first day of the Billabong Quemao Class surf competition.

Carry on Calima

High winds and calima conditions will continue today on Lanzarote, with the island on a yellow alert – the lowest level of warning

Bather rescued at Papagayo

A bather had to be rescued after getting into difficulties while swimming off Papagayo yesterday.

Los Pocillos rescue

Two men who took a Christmas dip at Los Pocillos beach in Puerto del Carmen had to be rescued by lifesavers yesterday afternoon.

Calima pre-warning

The Canarian Security directive has issued a pre-alert for calima conditions and high winds from 11 am today.

Felíz Nochebuena!

Tonight is Nochebuena in Spain, and on Christmas Eve most families will gather around a lavish Christmas meal, while some may head out to celebrate mass at their local church.

Green tax exemption requested

Canarian tourist business federations, including Lanzarote’s FTL, have called for the islands to be exempt from green taxes which will apply to international flights in Europe from 2024 onwards.

Teguise Mayor issues Christmas message

The Mayor of Teguise, Oswaldo Betancort, has issued his Christmas message to the residents of Teguise.

Yaiza raises awareness for animal abandonment

Almost twenty dogs and fifteen puppies are waiting for a forever family at the Yaiza Animal Shelter. The Yaiza Ayuntamiento, in collaboration with Doggys del Sur, held an open day last Thursday to show the work that they do and raise awareness about animal ownership and welfare.