The yellow wind alert issued by AEMET for Lanzarote has been extended to midday on Wednesday, as the island is combed by high winds.

The crown of a palm tree fell on a pavement in Costa Teguise yesterday. No one was injured.

Lanzarote's wine harvest is expected to at least match the amount harvested last year, according to the island's Wine Council.

Increasingly strong winds are forecast to reach gusts of up to 75 kph tomorrow, according to AEMET.

The AgroCanarias fair is now open in San Bartolomé, with food tasting, live music and a market offering Canarian products.

Fred Olsen have invested €3.5 million in a new mini-ferry that will transport foot passengers between Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.

The Guardia Civil's wildlife division, Seprona, is investigating a company based in Playa Blanca which is suspected of organising tourist excursions to fish for protected species.

This April was the second hottest on Lanzarote since records began in 1961, according to AEMET, the Spanish Meteorological Agency.

The Canary Island's first all-women carnival group, Las Revoltosas, and Los Buches, the oldest traditional group of Arrecife's carnival, have been awarded the Gold Medal by the Canarian Government.

The Islote de San Fermina in Arrecife will be Lanzarote's first “pet friendly” tourist attraction from next Monday.

Lanzarote has maintained its seven Blue Flag awards for beaches in 2023.

Optima Estate is an established, reputable and experience estate agents in Lanzarote.

Donna Hightower was an American soul and jazz singer who moved to Spain in the late 60s. 50 years ago, in 1973, she came to Lanzarote to film a musical TV spectacular directed by Valerio Lazarov, whose choreography and bizarre and surreal space-age routines were popular at the time.

Lanzarote is now the destination where most migrants on pateras arrive from the African mainland, according to Spain's Interior Ministry.