Fire fighters were called to the Avenida de Las Playas in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, after reports that a van had caught fire while on the move.

Holiday homes on Lanzarote earned 23.2 million euros in October this year.

Travel agents have complained that SES. Hospedajes, the online platform where data collected for the Travellers' Register must be sent, collapsed on its first day of operation yesterday.

The Council of Lanzarote's Biosphere Reserve has spoken up against the building of new roads on Lanzarote.

Last Friday, Arrecife embraced the Christmas spirit in their annual “switch-on” event with hundreds in attendance to see the lights flicker on and admire the largest Christmas tree on Lanzarote.

A woman has been injured in a collision between a car and a van in Teguise yesterday afternoon.

A man is in a serious state after his hang glider crashed on Montaña Tinasoria yesterday.

Playa Blanca will have a 10-metre rock-climbing wall by next summer, after the Cabildo announced funding of €195,000 for the project.

Yaiza's famous belén (nativity scene) was officially opened on Friday night, surprising all those present when the model of Timanfaya suddenly erupted.

Thousands of pilgrims accompanied the image of the Virgin de los Dolores as it was taken down to Arrecife from Mancha Blanca yesterday.

Lanzarote's Water Consortium yesterday declared a state of water emergency on Lanzarote.

Port Authority Police at Arrecife are considering legal action against the city's Local Police, who they claim have fined them up to eleven times for turning the blue lights of their vehicle on.

Spain's Minister of the Interior has ignored appeals to postpone the introduction of the new Travellers' Register, which will come into force next Monday, 2nd December.

This Christmas, Lanzarote will receive a record amount of tourists. For an island which depends on tourism for most of its income, that should be good news. But not everybody is happy.