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Cycle space

The Guardia Civil have reminded motorists about the rules for overtaking cyclists – a very frequent occurrence on Lanzarote’s roads.

Lanzarote remains on Level 2

The Canarian Government decided to maintain Lanzarote at Level 2 on Thursday. Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain on Level 4, while Fuerteventura is still in Level 3. The two smallest islands, La Gomera and EL Hierro, both dropped a level to L2 and L1 respectively.

Be prepared for the heatwave!

An orange weather alert for heat has been issued for Lanzarote for this weekend, Spain's weather agency AEMET has announced. Orange is the second-highest level of alert, and means that citizens are advised to “be prepared” for extreme weather conditions.

Eyes on the skies

Tonight is the best time to see the Perseids - the annual display of shooting stars known in Mediterranean countries as “St Laurence's Tears”, because they occur around the feast day of that saint. And if you believe in making a wish when you see a shooting stars, tonight's the night you can wish the night away.

“No more Level 2!”

The Mayor of Arrecife, Astrid Pérez, has called on the Canarian Government to return Lanzarote to Level 1 tomorrow, and has claimed that keeping the island in Level 2 is “unjustifiable.”

Energy bill delay

Thousands of Canarian households face electricity bills that have accumulated over three months, after Endesa has failed to bill them on a monthly basis.

No compulsory jabs

Spain's Ministry of Health has rejected a request to make the vaccination of health professionals compulsory.

Mouse house

San Bartolomé revealed the arrival of a world-famous celebrity resident earlier this week, whose home is open for the public to view.

Target reached

Lanzarote reached the target of fully vaccinating 70% of its target population against coronavirus last night, the Canarian President has announced. Ángel Victor Torres tweeted the news last evening, praising the “great job” that Canarian Health Service workers have done to meet this objective.

Amber confirmed

The UK kept Spain and the Canaries on its amber list yesterday, meaning that travellers returning to the UK (and Spanish residents who are double.-vaccinated) will no longer have to quarantine and will only have to take a Day 2 test.