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Lanzarote Pictures of The Week – October 13th
NewsEvery 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
NewsEvery 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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Lanzarote Scouts
NewsLanzarote will soon have its very own British overseas Scouts group with 1st Lanzarote Scouts’ open evening taking place on Friday, 20th January.

Bike Sensations’ 2022
NewsAs we enter 2023, the team at Bike Sensations look back on their experiences and achievements in 2022.

Three pateras on Sunday
NewsThree pateras carrying a total of 142 migrants were intercepted off the coasts of Lanzarote on Sunday, as boats take advantage of the calm weather to make crossings.

Melia Salinas closes for reforms
NewsThe Hotel Melía Salinas has now closed for renovations and will re-open in the summer.

Collision in Arrieta
NewsA collision between two vehicles on the LZ-1 road near Arrieta yesterday has left one man mildly injured.

Drug trafficker arrested at airport
NewsThe National Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman after she landed on the island on a flight from Madrid.

School transport stoppage tomorrow
News37,000 Canarian children could be affected after the Canarian Federation of Transport Businesses (FET) announced a suspension of all school transport on the islands for tomorrow, January 9th.

Stranded on the rock
NewsEmergency services yesterday rescued a paraglider who had become stranded on Punta Fariones, the famous sea stack that lies off the northernmost tip of Lanzarote.

Fewer tourists, more income
NewsTourists to Lanzarote are paying more for shorter stays, recent figures suggest. Statistics show that Lanzarote made more money from fewer tourists during the first eleven months of 2022.

Angel shark rescue
NewsTías's volunteer firefighters rescued an angel shark that had become stranded on Matagorda beach yesterday.

Three Kings arrive
NewsThe Three Kings, Gaspar, Melchor and Baltasar arrived on Lanzarote yesterday, passing through the whole island and managing to appear in several places at the same time.

Hot and dry December
NewsThe Canaries has just experienced the hottest December since 1961, according to AEMET, the state meteorological agency.

Unpaid overtime complaints
NewsThe Lanzarote secretary of the UGT trade union has said that thew most common complaint they hear from employers is that they are being made to work more hours than they are paid for.

Public holiday tomorrow
NewsTomorrow will be a national holiday in Spain, marking the end of the Christmas calendar.
Epiphany is also known as Three Kings Day and is traditionally the day upon which Spanish children receive their Christmas presents.

Lanzarote gets back to work
NewsLanzarote has registered one of the lowest levels of unemployment for years. 8,937 people are registered unemployed, almost 2,2000 fewer than this time last year.