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Pong alert

Take a clothes peg for your nose or some air freshener if you're visiting Arrecife's General Hospital hospital or the shops in the Argana Alta commercial area, as a sewage leak has been causing a disgusting stench in the area since Saturday.

Booster jabs for the over-70s

Spain's Public Health Commission yesterday agreed to proceed with third anti-Covid jabs for all citizens over the age of 70. The campaign will commence on the 25th October and vaccinations are likely be combined with this year's flu jab.

Road closure in Puerto del Carmen

The Ayuntamiento of Tías has issued a warning that the Avenida de las Playas – the main seafront road in Puerto del Carmen,- will be closed to traffic from 7 am to 5 pm tomorrow (Wednesday).

Cinema returns

The “Versión Original” film screenings at Lanzarote's two main cinemas in Arrecife and Playa Honda return next week, giving residents the chance to see English-language and other films in their original language, with subtitles in Spanish.

Covid lingers, but is “under control”

A 72-year old woman with pre-existing conditions became the 52nd Covid fatality on Lanzarote yesterday. She was the first Covid fatality on the island since the end of August, and only the second since mid-May.

La Palma lockdown

Thousands of residents on La Palma have been recommended to remain in their homes as air conditions worsen in the areas near the erupting volcano.

Hello, October

For our October magazine we had arranged an interview with a volcano expert at the Cueva de los Verdes and a walk to the Volcán del Cuervo long before another Canary Island started trembling. Then, the day before our final deadline, La Palma erupted.

La Palma Erupts

A volcanic eruption occurred at 3.30 pm on Sunday 19th September on the Canary Island of La Palma. No one was hurt; every person who could be affected has been evacuated and the eruption poses absolutely no danger for anyone on any of the other Canary Islands.

Lanzarote Weather Warning

There will be a yellow weather warning in Lanzarote tomorrow, put in place by AEMET.

Hospital parking headaches

The carpark opposite the Emergency Department at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife has been closed down for unspecified works, causing more congestion in the hospital area.