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“Mil Euroooos!”

If you enter a shop or bar tomorrow, you’re likely to hear the strange chanting sing-song sound of children calling out the winning numbers in the world’s biggest lottery, El Gordo.

“Don’t even think about it, mate”

Lanzarote’s Emergency and Security Consortium (or Fire Brigade) has launched a Christmas safety campaign under the slogan “chacho, ni se te ocurre” (“Don’t even think about it, mate”).

Brit arrested for attempted theft

A British man was arrested yesterday after attempting to steal an €8,000 watch from a jeweller’s in Costa Teguise.

Juan Machín dies at 106

Juan Machín, the oldest member of the PP in Lanzarote, has died at the age of 106.

Firefighters extinguish car fire

Yesterday, firefighters were called to a vehicle fire on Calle Álava.

Fish farms controversy

Oswaldo Betancort, Mayor of Teguise and Deputy for Lanzarote in the Canarian Pariament, has criticised the Cabildo and Yaia ayuntamiento for the fact that the fish farms off the ocast of Playa Quemada have not been removed.

A hundred thousand voters

Almost 100,000 voters are registered on the electoral roll in Lanzarote. This means that participation in next May’s local and regional elections could be the highest ever.

Asian supermarket in Arrecife

The Canaries’ largest Asian supermarket will open this Thursday in Arrecife.

Yaiza enjoys Christmas concert

The “Cantando en Navidad” concert filled the Casa de la Cultura in Yaiza last Friday, performed by the Agrupación Folklórica Rubicón.

Tinajo Christmas Dinner

The Tinajo Ayuntamiento have organised a dinner for residents of the municipality on the 31st of December.