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Dior use Lanzarote Cacti in new skincare products

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The French designer brand Dior has chosen Lanzarote for a cactus cultivation project that will be used for high-range men’s facial skincare products.

Reader’s Letters – September 2024

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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 September edition.

Furniture like no other

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The Flower Power garden centre in Lanzarote is a well known and loved shop on the island that specialises in plants, decoration and solar garden lighting. Last month they opened a new section to the centre specialising in exclusive high-quality designer outdoor furniture from Italy and the United Kingdom. We spoke to Flower Power boss, Chris, about his new and exciting opening.

Lanzarote holidaymakers support tourist tax

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Three out of four tourists to Lanzarote would accept a tourist tax, according to the latest survey of tourist spending.

Playa Blanca Health Risk

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The Canarian Government have agreed to update and renovate the sewage treatment plant just outside Playa Blanca following several complaints about bad smells and potential health hazards.

Passport stamping queues continue at Lanzarote airport

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Cabildo President Oswaldo Betancort has again expressed “concern” about the delays that are being caused by short staffing at the passport control posts at Lanzarote’s César Manrique Airport.

Paris proposal

Lanzarote athlete Lionel Morales took advantage of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris to propose to his girlfriend, Jessica Sartori.

Dragon Boat Festival in Puerto del Carmen

Puerto del Carmen's Plaza de las Naciones at Los Pocillos will host a Chinese Dragon Boat Festival this afternoon.

41-year-old diver killed in Puerto del Carmen

A 41-year-old man has died after being hit by a Zodiac inflatable craft in Puerto del Carmen.

Rising Tide sculptures to return to Lanzarote

The Cabildo has confirmed that it plans to reinstall the “Rising Tide” sculptures by British artist Jason de Caires Taylor in Arrecife, although not at their original location at the foot of the Castillo de San José.