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The tide is high

A walker found three packages containing 5 kilogrammes of cannabis while walking in Tinajo yesterday.

No plans to limit British tourists

Yesterday the British press once again misrepresented Lanzarote, when the Daily Express published an article with the misleading headline “Spanish hotspot Lanzarote to limit British tourists as island bosses say it's 'saturated’”. The Mail Online reported “Lanzarote says it is fed up with having so many British tourists visiting the island – and wants FEWER UK tourists.”.

Accident at the Salinas de Janubio

The emergency services were called to an incident involving a 75-year-old man at the Salinas de Janubio yesterday afternoon.

Sports clubs against fish farms

Watersports associations gathered at Arrecife's Sailing Club yesterday to express their total opposition to the planned fish farms off the coast of Arrecife, Playa Honda and Matagorda.

The first hotel

Lanzarote's Cabildo has announced that four reports have supported the listing of the Hotel Oriental building, opposite Hiperdino on Arrecife's main shopping street Calle Real, as an asset of cultural interest.

Desert discovery

Desertwatch are offering free excursions into Lanzarote's El Jable region until the end of May.

Run ashore

A 15-metre sailing boat ran ashore in rough seas yesterday in Puerto del Carmen.

La Santa skatepark

The Tinajo Ayuntamiento have put out to tender the project to build a skatepark in La Santa, with a budget of just under 200,000 euros.

Skater Boy

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The surfers at La Santa and Famara aren't the only board riders on Lanzarote. The island also has a long-standing passion for skateboarding, with several skate parks dotted around the island. And one of the brightest hopes for Lanzarote skating is 11-year-old Kayden Hewson Cantoni, from Güime.

Yaiza February Events

The Yaiza Ayuntamiento have just published their monthly events calendar. Here’s what you can expect to see this month: