Awards were handed out at the Lanzarote Film Festival last night at the Teatro del Salinero in Arrecife.

Guardia Civil officers have described how they discovered a plantation of 205 cannabis plants in a chalet in Tinajo.

The latest opinion poll by the Centre of Sociological Research indicates that the Canarian Socialists under Ángerl Victor Torres are likely to increase their winning margin in the regional elections of 28th May.

Two home rescues were carried out on Lanzarote yesterday by emergency services.

A court in Las Palmas has issued a landmark judgement stating that a pregnant woman has the right to choose between a natural childbirth or a caesarian section.

An accident yesterday saw a man and an 81-year old woman driver taken to hospital with “moderate injuries”.

A 49-year old man has been arrested after Guardia Civil discovered more than 65 kilogrammes of hashish in his van.

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The Spanish government has announced that it will prohibit workers from working outdoors during extremely hot weather.

Lanzarote has 7,226 holiday rental properties, according to recent figures from Spain's National institute of Statistics.

The wind farm at Los Valles is back in operation after eight of its turbines were repaired recently. The remaining turbines are still waiting for spare parts to arrive.

The National Police have arrested a 26-year-old man after a search revealed he had ingested 65 capsules filled with heroin.

The emergency services were alerted to a truck fire in Arrecife this Wednesday.

The island’s Security and Emergencies Consortium have reported that they had recorded wind speeds up to 84km/h this week, which has caused various callouts for local fire fighters.