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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.

Car fire in San Bartolomé this Monday

Fire fighters were called to a car fire in San Bartolomé in the early hours of this morning.

70-year-old woman found dead in Arrecife apartment

The emergency services found that a 70-year-old woman had died in her apartment in Arrecife last week, after someone reported that she wasn’t responding to calls.