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Three-year-old child drowns in swimming pool at Tinajo holiday rental

A three-year-old child has drowned in a swimming pool in a holiday rental property in Tinajo.

Three-year-old child drowns in swimming pool at Tinajo holiday rental

A three-year-old child has drowned in a swimming pool in a holiday rental property in Tinajo.

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Flower Power garden revamp

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A homeowner recently got in touch with Flower Power gardens and asked for help to revamp their garden. Check out the results:

Lanzarote wines at the Barcelona Wine Week fair

Eleven of the island’s local wineries are showcasing their quality wines in the third edition of the prestigious Barcelona Wine Week fair.

Rubbish bin fire in Arrecife

Last night, the emergency services were alerted to a fire at the employee car park at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital.

Drug trafficking organisation arrested

The National Police have conducted 13 arrests and 12 house searches in Arrecife, seizing 84,000 euros and large quantities of cocaine and heroin.

Cool and still

Tiás saw temperatures drop to 10.1 degrees Celsius yesterday, as Lanzarote experienced the coolest days of this winter.

Death at sea

A patera containing 42 migrants arrived at Arrecife harbour this morning after being intercepted at sea. During the rescue, their Zodiac dinghy capsized and several migrants fell into the sea, with one death resulting.

Living from the sea

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Victoriano Santana Cabrera, known to all the world as Torano, opened the first restaurant in El Golfo 41 years ago. We visited him to hear his story, and the story of his village.

CACT introduce new electric vehicles

CACT CEO, Benjamín Perdomo, presented three new electric vehicles this week (acquired through a public tender to replace the maintenance vehicles with a more sustainable option.)

Fire in abandoned house

In the early hours of this morning, the emergency services were alerted to a fire in an abandoned house in Mácher.

Mask law lifted on buses and planes

From today, face masks are no longer compulsory on public transport and planes in Spain.

LIDL chooses Playa Blanca

Yaiza Ayuntamiento has granted a licence for the construction of a LIDL supermarket in Playa Blanca.

AEMET issue weather warnings

Spain’s Meteorological Agency (AEMET) have issued two weather warnings for Lanzarote today.

Puffins starved to death

Dead puffins that have been washed ashore in the Canaries are not the victims of bird flu, according to scientists at the University of Las Palmas.

Five pateras arrive

Five pateras (boats) have arrived at Lanzarote in the last 48 hours, carrying a total of 248 migrants.

Corujo defends statements

The President of Lanzarote's Cabildo, María Dolores Corujo, has defended recent statements she made at the FITUR travel fair, in which she claimed that Lanzarote was “saturated” with tourists.