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Travesía Playas de Papagayo Celebrates 15th Anniversary
NewsThe Travesía Playas de Papagayo swim race is set to return for its fifteenth edition this Saturday, October 18th.

Travesía Playas de Papagayo Celebrates 15th Anniversary
NewsThe Travesía Playas de Papagayo swim race is set to return for its fifteenth edition this Saturday, October 18th.
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CACT report huge increase in visitors
NewsThe CACT have announced that they received 90,000 more visitors in June and July than the same period in 2019.

Los Dolores fiesta events programme
NewsThe Tinajo Ayuntamiento have just released the events programme for the upcoming Fiesta de Nuestra Señora Los Dolores in September. The Mancha Blanca Crafts Fair is included among other events, check the full list:

More rubbish containers burned
NewsFirefighters have reported another night of fires, with rubbish container fires in Arrecife and Costa Teguise.

Step back in time
NewsA five-year project will attempt to restore the landscape of 70 years ago on La Graciosa.

Ryanair rethink
NewsRyanair has admitted that Brexit has not affected the number of British tourists holidaying on Lanzarote, as figures currently match or even exceed those before the pandemic.

Diver’s body recovered
NewsThe body of a diver was recovered yesterday afternoon at Playa Chica, Puerto del Carmen.

The Cabildo committed to a safe Mancha Blanca
NewsThe Cabildo have announced that the upcoming pilgrimage to Mancha Blanca, on September 10th, will be supervised by more than 150 personnel including security, health, technical and volunteer staff, to ensure a day with no incidents.

Tías opens clothes bank for vulnerable families
NewsThe Tías Ayuntamiento’s Social Services department, headed by Nicolás Saavedra, have published the details for a new clothes bank in which donations are accepted and will be distributed to families in need.

Arrecife opens registration for 2nd Speed Painting Contest
NewsThe Arrecife Ayuntamiento have opened registration for the 2nd edition of the Concurso de Pintura Rápida, Speed Painting Contest, that will take place in September.

Young boy stable after flight diversion to Lanzarote
NewsLast week a flight between Tenerife Norte and Alicante diverted to Lanzarote after a 2-year-old boy suffered a seizure. He was seen to by medical staff at the airport and is reported to be stable.

Lanzarote schools send 2,400 pairs of shoes to Equatorial Guinea
NewsThis year, 39 schools in Lanzarote have collaborated to send more than 2,400 pairs of shoes to Equatorial Guinea in central Africa.

Lanzarote road bike tours
NewsMake new friendships and discover Lanzarote on a bike with Bike Sensations. Check out their road bike tours to learn more about the unique ways of experiencing the island.

Don’t miss Pastora Soler and Marta Sánchez at the Fiesta de Los Remedios
NewsLast week, the Yaiza Ayuntamiento published the events programme for this year’s Fiestas de Los Remedios. The events start tomorrow, including performances from former Spanish Eurovision contestant Pastora Soler.

Second lamppost crash in Playa Blanca
NewsA second lamppost has been hit in Playa Blanca, this time with the driver abandoning the vehicles before emergency services arrived.

An illegal end
NewsThe Sun newspaper reported yesterday that the ashes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, had recently been scattered on a Lanzarote beach, an illegal act under local law.