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San Ginés accused of criminal association

Pedro San Ginés, the ex-President of the Cabildo, has been accused of “belonging to a criminal organisation”.

Playa las Cucharas closed for bathing

Opposition councillors in Teguise have criticised the closure of Playa de las Cucharas in Costa Teguise for bathing.

Rescue in Playa Blanca

A 60-year-old man is in a serious condition after being rescued from drowning in Playa Blanca yesterday.

Car flips at Nazaret

A car left the road and flipped over on the road between Nazaret and La Villa de Teguise just before 7.30 pm yesterday.

46 drowned so far this year

46 people have drowned in the Canaries so far this year, seven of them on Lanzarote.

New Music Festival for Puerto del Carmen

A band new music festival will take place in the old town harbour of Puerto del Carmen from the end of next week.

Flags of Love and Wisdom

César Manrique’s Flags of the Cosmos was a beautiful and idealistic project, and its legacy lives on almost 40 years later. The Observatory on the Roque de los Muchachos on La Palma is one of the most startling and unforgettable landscapes…

Second-hand buyers win right to claim

A Spanish Supreme Court ruling in a case in Las Palmas has opened the way for purchasers of second-hand properties to claim compensation for faults against promoters.

Animal rescue

What should you do if you find an animal in distress? It's a question that can arise at any time on Lanzarote, but at this time of year, with hunting season underway and shearwaters making their maiden flights, it's especially important to…

Focus on quality

The president of Lanzarote’s Chamber of Commerce, José Valle, has expressed cautious optimism at how Lanzarote and the Canaries will handle the economic problems of the coming months.