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Day of rescues

Lanzarote's emergency services had a busy day yesterday, as they were called three rescues involving four people.

“A huge tragedy”

Angelina Jolie has expressed sympathy for the victims of the La Palma volcano while in Spain to promote the new Marvel film The Eternals, which will be released here on November 5th.

Covid clear-out

Lanzarote currently has its lowest total of Covid cases for over a year, after 41 recoveries yesterday cleared out almost half of the active infections. This leaves just 48 active cases on the island.

Abusive mortgages: fight back and win!

If you signed a mortgage loan contract between 2000 and 2015, it is highly likely that you’re legally entitled to compensation in some of the clauses of your mortgage.

Volcano update

The new volcano on La Palma has entered a phase of high activity over recent days, and shows no sign of halting in the near future.

Booster and flu jab campaigns start

Spain’s Public Health Commission last month agreed to proceed with third anti-Covid jabs for all citizens over the age of 70. The campaign commences today, the 25th October and vaccinations are likely be combined with this year’s flu jab for many recipients.

Container fires In Puerto del Carmen

Five rubbish containers were destroyed by fire on Calle Nicaragua in Puerto del Carmen in the early hours of Saturday morning. Firemen joined Guardia Civil officers and local police to extinguish the fire, which destroyed four general rubbish containers and one of the green containers for glass recycling.

Lockdown fines to be refunded

The Spanish government will annul and refund all fines that were issued during last year’s lockdown, after Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled that the “stay at home” measures that were introduced were illegal.

The Mystery of the A-Team

The widely-publicised drone rescue of four dogs from buildings trapped between two lava flows in Todoque, La Palma, has been abandoned after the dogs disappeared, apparently removed by a group of unknown rescuers who call themselves “the A-Team”.

Tias tackles underage drinkers

Tías Ayuntamiento has voted unanimously to increase the presence of local police at nightlife zones in Puerto del Carmen, following increasing instances of underage drinking and unruly behaviour.