The Blue Flags for Playa Blanca’s town beach and Puerto Calero have been hoisted this week by the Yaiza Mayor and Ayuntamiento councillors.

The average price per square metre in Lanzarote almost reached 2,500 euros in June this year and Tías has seen the steepest rise since the start of the year.

A 29-year-old has been injured after a leaving the road on the LZ-40 to Matagorda and overturning the vehicle.

The “wind toy” constructed by César Manrique at Arrieta's roundabout has been renovated and replaced.

Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen was re-opened to bathers and divers yesterday following the underwater collapse of the seabed on Sunday.

AEMET has issued a yellow wind alert for Wednesday evening and the whole of Thursday on Lanzarote and most of the other Canary Islands.

Arrecife Ayuntamiento will be screening Spain's Euros semi-final match against France live at Playa Reducto this evening.

UD Lanzarote presented their new manager, Juan Carlos Socorro, at the CEPAL shop in Arrecife yesterday evening.

Yesterday afternoon, fire fighters were called to the long-abandoned SOHO restaurant, near the Rubicon Shop & Fun centre, after reports of a fire.

The Guardia Civil have arrested three people, between the ages of 29 to 37, after breaking into an apartment in Costa Teguise and stealing 12,000 euros worth of goods.

Evening walkers at Caleta de Famara beach were surprised to encounter a dead Mako shark that had been washed up.

An underwater sinkhole appeared at Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen yesterday, forcing emergency services to close off the pier.

Several Lanzarote residents still maintain a base in the UK. Whether it's for visiting family and friends, spending time to enjoy the fleeting British summer or even for investment purposes, it suits many people's lifestyles to keep one foot in your home country.

Improvements will be carried out on pavements in Puerto del Carmen before the end of the year, it has been announced.