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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:

Bus company to expand staff and fleet

The CCOO trade union have announced that Arrecife Bus/Intercity Bus will be expanding their staff and the fleet of vehicles in the near future to accommodate the rise in usage and address the lack of staff issue.

Costa Teguise sports centre planned

Teguise Mayor Oswaldo Betancort yesterday announced that an 8,000 square metre sports centre will be constructed next to the recently-opened football pitch in Costa Teguise