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Lanzarote Pictures of The Week – October 13th

Every month, hundreds of resident & visiting photographers capture stunning images of Lanzarote and upload them to Instagram. Here are our top picks for the week.

Lanzarote Pictures of The Week – October 13th

Every month, hundreds of resident & visiting photographers capture stunning images of Lanzarote and upload them to Instagram. Here are our top picks for the week.

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Tyre blaze

Firemen used 1,000 litres of water to extinguish a fire at a tyre dump near Mala, on the road to Charco de Palo.

Flight cancelled

Passengers on an Iberia Express flight to Madrid whose take-off was aborted yesterday morning have had to wait almost 17 hours at the airport for a rescheduled flight.

Lanzarote lover

The ex-Spanish President José Luís Zapatero has said that Lanzarote “is one of the greatest discoveries of my life.”

Parking fines at the airport

200 euro fines are now being issued for cars that have been parked and left on the outskirts of the airport, alongside the road.

Teenagers rescued in Famara

Yesterday afternoon, the emergency services were alerted to two teenagers in distress 50 metres from the coast in Famara.

New year roadworks plan

The Teguise Ayuntamiento have put out to tender various roadwork plans in Costa Teguise, Tahíche, Nazaret, La Villa and Guatiza.

Minute’s silence observed for gender violence victim

The Arrecife Ayuntamiento observed a minute’s silence yesterday in memory of the latest victim of gender violence in the Canary Islands.

Awards season

The Cabildo will name its first “Adoptive Daughter” of Lanzarote in the New Year's honours list issued by the island government, it was announced yesterday.

Zapatero: UK should be welcomed back

Ex-Spanish President José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero has said that he would support the possible readmission of the UK into the EU.

Lanzarote tourism figures November 2022

The Lanzarote Data Centre have just released tourism figures for November last year.

Car caught speeding against traffic

Last week, a video began circling on social media which showed a vehicle speeding against traffic along the LZ-2.

Fibre optic cable falls

Yesterday, the emergency services were alerted to a fallen fibre optic cable in Arrecife.

House fire injures two in Arrecife

The emergency services were called to a house fire in Arrecife yesterday afternoon.

Astrid Pérez to stand again

Astrid Pérez of the PP has formally announced her intention to stand for the Mayor's post in Arrecife , a position she has held for the last four years.

Yaiza carnival poster

Yaiza Ayuntamiento has launched this year's carnival poster, with the theme for this year's celebrations being “The Environment”.