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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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Charities get cheques

Lanzarote's Cabildo yesterday presented cheques worth €31,500 to seven charities on Lanzarote. Each charity received €4,500.

Three new buses for Playa Blanca and Tías

The Cabildo yesterday presented three new hybrid buses that will reinforce Lanzarote's public transport system. The buses have cost €1.4 million, with funding provided by the EU's Next Generation plan.

The Garden Experts

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The team at Flower Power are experts in all things gardening. Their garden centre has a wide range of plants and trees, as well as plant pots and garden accessories.

New ambulance for Teguise and Tinajo

The Lanzarote Cabildo have announced the acquisition of a new ambulance for Teguise and Tinajo to reinforce the health service.

Sand belén unveiled at Playa del Reducto

A stunning nativity scene made from sand has been completed and unveiled at Playa del Reducto in Arrecife and will remain there until January 6th.

Car overturns on Arrecife roundabout

A 49-year-old has been injured after his car overturned on the roundabout at the entrance to Arrecife in the early hours of this morning.

“No agreement” on tourist centre price rises

The President of Lanzarote's Tourist Federation has denied that agreement has been reached on the steep rises in entry fees to Lanzarote's tourist centres.

Fingerprints and facial scans from autumn

British and other non-EU travellers entering the EU will have fingerprints and facial scans taken from autumn, under the new EES digital security system.

New Year, New Home, New You!

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Tourist centre price rises from January

The steep rise in entry fees for the island's tourist centres will take effect from January 1st 2024, it was confirmed yesterday.

Damaging the island stone by stone

Tourists remove more than a ton of rocks, stones and other materials from Lanzarote's nature spots each year.

Firebug clue

National Police claim they may be close to arresting the arsonist who has caused a spate of container fires in Arrecife in recent weeks.

Rough seas close pier

Rough seas saw the closure of the pier at Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen, as well as red flags on several tourist beaches this weekend.

Lanzarote teams on top form

Two Lanzarote teams head into the Christmas break neck-and-neck, both unbeaten at the top of Group L of Spain's Third Division.

Public Holidays 2024

As usual, there will be 14 public holidays this year. Eight are national, and cannot be changed. Four are decided by the Canarian Government (one of which is an island holiday), and the remaining two are fixed by local councils.