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FIBA 3×3 Lanzarote Challenger competition announced

The FIBA 3x3 Lanzarote Challenger basketball competition was announced in Arrecife this week and will take place between the 25th and 28th of July with a host of basketball related challenges.

Lanzarote tourism figures April 2024

In April this year Lanzarote recorded almost 275,000 tourists according to the Lanzarote Data Centre. From January to April the island has recorded a total of 1,172,822 tourist arrivals.

Lanzarote records lowest unemployment percentage in the Canaries

In the first quarter of 2024, Lanzarote has recorded the lowest unemployment percentage in the Canary Islands according to the Canarian Statistics Institute (ISTAC).

Famara beach among finalists for best beach in Spain

Famara beach is among the ten finalists for the Best Beach in Spain and The Canary Islands award given by the Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Voting is open now.

20 bodegas to take part in the Lanzarote Wine Run

The Lanzarote Wine Run returns this Sunday, June 16th, after it was cancelled in 2020 due to Covid.

Playa Blanca beach awarded black flag

The Ecologists In Action group has awarded Playa Blanca's town beach a “black flag” in its annual report. The beach, which also has a Blue Flag for quality, has been closed for several days recently for sewage contamination.

Alleged drug smugglers bailed

Eight people accused of drug smuggling in Órzola were yesterday freed on provisional bail and one held in preventive custody.

Druni and KA International to open stores in Arrecife

Valencian cosmetics shop “Druni” and Spanish furniture department store “KA International” will be opening two new stores in Arrecife.

Road closures on LZ-1

Diversions on the LZ-1 Arrecife to Òrzola road will be in place this week as roadworks are carried out.

Canarian MEPs remain unchanged

The Canaries were one of the few Spanish regions where the Socialist party won in this weekend's EU parliament elections, but it did so with a greatly reduced majority, and suffered defeat at national level.