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Recyclable waste collection workers announce strike action

Workers involved with the collection of glass, plastic and paper waste have announced a strike at the beginning of October.

Recyclable waste collection workers announce strike action

Workers involved with the collection of glass, plastic and paper waste have announced a strike at the beginning of October.
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Spain’s most famous film maker choses Lanzarote for next project

Papagayo voted best “secret and original” beach

Fire breaks out in Playa Blanca

Lanzarote wheat successfully grown

Two children injured in traffic accident

Happy 40th birthday to Muebles San Simón!

Coach loses control and hits building

Clearance fair in San Bartolomé

Drug smugglers used abandoned Lanzarote shipwreck as refuelling point

Zara shoot on Lanzarote

Zara and Pull & Bear, the clothes chains owned by Inditex, have photographed their latest collections on Lanzarote.
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First generation skeletons found at San Marcial de Rubicón

Researchers from the archeological dig at San Marcial de Rubicón suspect that the four children's skeletons found last year could be the first generation of offspring of European conquistadores and Canarian women.
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Lanzarote taxi drivers threaten strike

Taxi drivers from two of the island's three co-operatives have threatened a strike during the Easter holidays in protest at new Cabildo measures.
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Lanzarote restaurant wins at Qué Bueno Canarias awards

A number of restaurants from Lanzarote were nominated in this year’s edition of Qué Bueno Canarias’ restaurant awards. However, only one restaurant out of 14 nominations took an award home.
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Arrecife to resurface 150 streets

Arrecife Ayuntamiento will resurface approximately 150 streets in the neighbourhoods of Argana, Las Salinas, La Destila, Altavista and San Francisco Javier.
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Clouds and rain forecast from Thursday

Spain’s meteorological agency (AEMET) forecasts cloudy skies and rain from this Thursday until the following Monday.
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St. Patrick’s Day success in Puerto del Carmen

Tías Ayuntamiento’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations last weekend was a huge success and saw more than 15,000 people gather to celebrate together in the Plaza del Varadero.
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Lanzarote population explosion

While much public debate concerns the increasing amount of tourists arriving on Lanzarote, less attention is given to the fact that Lanzarote's resident population has increased far more than the tourist population, which has always been limited by official quotas.
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Holi celebrations in Puerto del Carmen

Lanzarote’s Hindu community will celebrate Holi this Sunday March 24th from 12 noon until 8pm at the Plaza de las Naciones in Puerto del Carmen. Everyone is welcome!
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Motorcyclist seriously injured after collision in Arrecife

A 27-year-old has been seriously injured after their motorcycle collided with a car at the entrance to Arrecife.
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Flight returns to Lanzarote due to medical complications

A flight from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria had to return to the island yesterday after one of the passengers reported a medical issue to flight staff.
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Cannabis club on trial in Arrecife

The President and Secretary of an Arrecife cannabis club will go on trial this week charged with offences against public health and illegal association.
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Five pateras arrive with 250 people

Five pateras carrying a total of around 250 people were intercepted around the coasts of Lanzarote this weekend.
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700,000 airport arrivals recorded in February

February has set new records in numbers of airport arrivals, with 700,000 travellers in the second month of the year.
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Action on Costa Teguise’s smelly seafront

For far too many years, pedestrians walking along the seafront promenade between Playa del Jablillo and Playa Bastian in Costa Teguise have had to endure a strong whiff of sewage as they pass a sewage pumping installation located 100 metres from the Villa Toledo restaurant.
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