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Quids in

If you've got hundreds of pounds stuffed under your mattress for a rainy day, you should be aware that British paper £20 and £50 banknotes cease to be UK legal tender on 30th September, giving you just under two months to change them. These banknotes will be exclusively polymer-based from October onwards.

Free Timanfaya tours

This September, residents of Yaiza over the age of 16 will have the opportunity to take part in a free guided tour of Timanfaya to “bring the unique natural area to the residents of the municipality.”.

Tree finally cut down in Arrecife

The tree that was “at risk of falling” in the Parque Ramírez Cerdá, in Arrecife, has now been cut down and removed.

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Puerto del Carmen fiesta checks

Celebrations for the Virgen del Carmen in Puerto del Carmen's old town will be closely monitored by police, who will search party-goers for drugs and weapons

Mercadona on the Strip

The fourth Mercadona supermarket on Lanzarote has opened its doors, in the new La Perla Shopping Centre on the Avenida de las Playas in Puerto del Carmen, opposite the Fariones Apartments.

Fire in squat

A 37-year-old man has been taken to hospital after a fire broke out a squatters’ house in Arrecife this morning.

Abandoned Fumergas station burned again

The Abandoned Fumergas petrol station in Arrecife has been burned again, after a fire was reported in the station last week.

Three injured in car rollover

Three people have been injured after a collision and rollover on calle Pérez Galdós in Arrecife.

Extra security for Playa Blanca

This week the Yaiza Ayuntamiento have finalised the installation of new CCTV cameras in the centre of town.