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Hero’s welcome for Ray

Olympic silver medallist Ray Zapata returned to Lanzarote last week and was given a hero’s welcome by the Gymnastics Club where he started his meteoric career, before an official reception at the Cabildo.

Queues reflect changes in tourism

“I’ve never seen it like this before in my life” says an employee at the Cueva de los Verdes as she looks at the queues of tourists snaking back into the car park. All of them are waiting to join one of the guided tours of the spectacular lava tunnel.

Hunters denounced

A Famara resident has denounced hunters for destroying dry stone walls in the area, some of which are estimated as being up to 200 years old.

Supermarket Sweep

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Until 10 years ago, the supermarket scene on Lanzarote was dominated by locally[1]owned chains Spar and Hiperdino. However, demonstrations against high prices and alleged price-fixing brought a change in the law which permitted new operators to arrive.

Lanzarote back to Level 1

Finally, after spending two months at Level 2 of the Canarian Government’s anti-Covid alert levels, Lanzarote was returned to Level 1 yesterday. The decision foillows a week in which the island saw a slight improvement in figures and no change in hospital occupancy.

Celebrity wedding on La Graciosa

Few British people have ever heard of Anabel Pantoja, but the forthcoming marriage of the niece of one of Spain’s most famous celebrities on the island of La Graciosa will be one of the biggest stories on Lanzarote in the coming month.

“Let’s set an example”

Ariagona González, the councillor in charge of Heritage and Biosphere at Lanzarote's Cabildo, said yesterday that measures would be taken to remove the names that youngsters recently scratched onto the side of the protected Montaña Amarilla, in La Graciosa, and reminded islanders to set a good example to visitors.

Sun beds up for bids

Tías Ayuntamiento is expected to open the tender for sun beds and parasols on the beaches of Puerto del Carmen shortly. If all goes according to plan, the company that offers the successful bid will once again be permitted to equip the resort's beaches by the end of the year.

Figures falling all over

Covid cases continue to fall on the Canaries, with just 146 cases registered throughout the islands yesterday.

Laying down the law

The Canarian Government plans to introduce a decree law that it believes will limit the capacity of citizens to appeal against anti-Covid measures, as well as the regional supreme court’s ability to overrule measures.