Today's Lanzarote Marathon and the return of the Virgin of Dolores from Arrecife to Mancha Blanca on Sunday are likely to lead to road closures.

A woman hiker was rescued yesterday after falling on Montaña Guardilama.

A Canarian tourist resort has become the first local council in Spain to impose a tourist tax.

Today, Friday 6th December, is a public holiday in Spain. Added to the weekend, this forms a “puente” (bridge) – a long weekend when many people take a short holiday.

Lanzarote's oldest distance sporting event, the Font Vella International Lanzarote Marathon, will take place this weekend in Costa Teguise.

A rally driver and eight other people have been arrested for membership of a criminal organisation.

Tias Ayuntamiento have published this year’s Christmas events programme. Here it is in English.

Yaiza Ayuntamiento have published this year’s Christmas events programme. Here it is in English.

Binter has just launched its latest round of “Bintazos” – special low-priced flights. This time the airline company is offering flights to Madrid from Gran Canaria in the new year, for as little as 25 euros.

Another hang glider has had to be rescued by an emergency helicopter after landing in a mountainous area near the Mirador del Río.

The Franz Weber Foundation has called for an end to camel excursions on Lanzarote and the Canaries.

Two roads in Lanzarote are among the most accident-prone in the Las Palmas province. Both roads recorded 53 accidents in 2023.

Fire fighters were called to the José Saramago roundabout in Tias after reports of a car leaving the road this morning.

Tías restaurants have received a rating of 69.14 out of 100 in a survey carried out by the Social Heroes project of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Bars and cafés in Tías received an average rating of 55.85 out of 100.