Arrecife’s Dr José Molina Orosa hospital has obtained accreditation from Fundación CAT for quality in blood transfusion.

Local winery, Producciones Arráez Bravo, has won two gold awards for its wines at the Challenge International du Vin in France.

The Cabildo hosted a presentation ceremony of the 32nd edition of the Lanzarote IRONMAN which takes place this Saturday, May 18th.

Arrecife Ayuntamiento has taken a significant step in its commitment to animal welfare by starting works that will result in a new 60 square metre space within their animal welfare centre which will be dedicated to interactions between dogs and potential adopters.

The Pescamar Titerroy sealed a victory last Saturday in Playa Blanca’s Copa Vela Latina del Sur and are currently placed top in the overall standings with two days to go.

Dylan Donegan, a talented young surfer from Lanzarote, has become the new U16 surfing world champion.

Arrecife Ayuntamiento have announced that they will be beautifying the Barlovento sculpture, one of the least beloved of Manrique’s works, on the roundabout near the Gran Hotel.

It has been confirmed this morning that 46-year-old David Alejandro Moreno Rodríguez, who disappeared on May 10th, has been found alive in the abandoned hotel in Playa Blanca.

The Cabildo have published a photograph of an abandoned tent in a protected area of Lanzarote and denounced the action.

This April the Lanzarote airport recorded over 700,000 travellers for the first time in the month of April, 2.2% more than the same month last year.

On 22 May, Blevins Franks is holding their spring seminar at the Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa in Puerto Calero where their expert advisers will cover topics including inhertiance rules and more.

Last weekend it was announced on Facebook that the owner of the famous Restaurante Casa Pedro in Playa Blanca, Pedro Santana Lemes, has retired after 40 years in the business.

A person was left trapped inside their vehicle after an accident between two cars last Saturday, in Tahíche.

A 40-year-old man, described as a Czech citizen with mental health problems, has been arrested after grabbing an 18-month-old baby girl from her grandmother in an Arrecife street.