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The last basket weaver

Lanzarote’s Cabildo yesterday marked Canary Day by presenting a short film in honour of one of Lanzarote’s most well-known craftsmen, basket-weaver Eulogio Concepción.

Negative test now accepted for entry to Spain

An important piece of news slipped under our radar last week, when Spain’s Ministry of Tourism announced that negative Covid tests will now be accepted as a condition of entry for all non-EU travellers. The test can be a PCR test or a cheaper, faster antigen test.

Breaking up the Telamon

The dismantling of the Telamon, the shipwreck that lies between Arrecife and Costa Teguise, has finally commenced.

Playa Blanca counterfeiters

A British couple have been arrested for passing off counterfeit banknotes in Playa Blanca.

It was a “Very Good” year

Lanzarote winemakers and vine growers gathered at the restaurant of the Castillo de San José in Arrecife last night for the annual qualification of the 2021 vintage.

New hospital carpark

The director of Lanzarote’s Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital, José Luís Aparicio, has stated that a three-storey carpark will be constructed beside the hospital, which will provide 628 places and greatly increase the parking space available.

La Furia releases Lanzarote music video

The rapper La Furia has released her new music video “La petite muerte”, filmed on entirely Lanzarote.

HiperDino spends 500 million on local industry

In a recent release the Canarian supermarket chain revealed that they spend 500 million euros a year on local industry, as well as creating employment in the Canaries.

Call for tasers

The Guardia Civil have called to be equipped with tasers after three officers were injured when they tried to remove a British tourist from a plane at Lanzarote airport.

Cabildo Dia de Canarias plan

“We have left the pandemic behind us, and we are firmly on the road to recovery, I think we have every reason to celebrate the 30th with enthusiasm and joy”.