At 12:33pm on 28th April, Spain, Portugal and parts of France suffered a massive power cut that lasted for several hours. The outage saw thousands of travellers stranded, hundreds of people trapped in lifts and six deaths caused by the failure of respiratory machines and fumes from emergency generators.

After 12 years as Teguise Mayor, Oswaldo Betancort became the President of Lanzarote’s island government, the Cabildo, in 2023, where his party, the Coalición Canaria, currently rules with the support of the Partido Popular. We recently had the opportunity to interview him and will be publishing his responses over the next two issues. In the first instalment, we address new projects, the water crisis, transport and the environment:

What is it like to have a baby on Lanzarote? We spoke to a new mum to find out.

The start of the Ironman race in Puerto del Carmen is one of the most impressive spectacles Lanzarote has to offer.

Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the June edition.

An attempt to restrict purchases of Canarian properties to residents has been rejected in Spain’s senate.

A new law that comes into force next month requires all holiday let owners to register their properties. Erardo Ferrer of Lanzarote Abogados explains:

UD Lanzarote finished the 2024/25 season in sixth spot, one position and one point outside the playoff places so will once again be playing in the RFEF 3 (fifth tier) next season, reports Ian Lane.

Today is Dia de Canarias, a public holiday on all eight of the Canary Islands.

Tomorrow, May 30th, is Canary Day, a public holiday on the Canary Islands. To celebrate the date, the island will be staging dozens of events that highlight Canarian music, food, sport and culture. Here are some of the main events around the island, starting with the three tourist resorts:

The idea of “standing seats” on flights has gone viral once again, but don’t worry - there’s absolutely no chance you’ll be flying upright to Lanzarote anytime soon.

At least seven people – four women and three girls – drowned yesterday when their boat capsized as it was being escorted to El Restinga on El Hierro.

Madrid has declared a mural created by César Manrique in 1954, as a cultural asset

20 individuals are under investigation for illegal constructions on Lanzarote. The properties in question are located in the municipalities of Haría and Tías.