News

Space cave conference

The European Space Agency has chosen Lanzarote as the venue for its fourth annual International Conference on Planetary Caves, which will be held in a cave for the first time.

Second edition of “Consume Lanzarote”

The Cabildo have launched the second edition of the “Consume Lanzarote” campaign, which once again aims to promote local commerce with shopping cards.

Gardening revamp in Playa Blanca

A homeowner recently got in touch with Flower Power gardens and asked for help to revamp their garden. Check out the results:

Speeding driver caught

A driver has been caught after driving at 130 kph on Arrecife's Via Medular (inner ring road), more than three times the maximum speed of 40 kph. The incident was captured by speed camera on 18th January.

New road opens today

The improved LZ-48 road from Nazaret to the Agricultural Complex near San Bartolomé will be officially opened later today at 1 pm.

Port still recovering

Arrecife's port received 37.5% fewer passengers in 2022 than in 2019, the last “normal” year before the pandemic.

Congratulations María Alonso

Young Playa Blanca resident, María Alonso, achieved first place in her category at a European Jiu-jitsu competition held in Paris.

Where to shop for carnival

Lanzarote’s carnivals are coming up, and you’ll want to dress to impress. The carnival calls for colourful and unique outfits – exactly the kind of thing you can expect to find at Wendy’s Fantasy pop-up shop in Puerto del Carmen.

Arrecife adds new electric minibuses

The Mayor of Arrecife, Astrid Pérez, presented three new electric minibuses this week, which are soon to be a part of the public transport fleet in Arrecife.

ALDI to open in Lanzarote in February

In a recent press release, ALDI have confirmed that their newest shop in the Canaries (Lanzarote) will open its doors to customers next month.