Last Friday, the Mayor of Arrecife marked the start of the festive period in the capital with the official switch-on of the Christmas lights.

An opinion poll published yesterday predicts increased votes for the two main national parties on the Canaries, with the Socialists likely to be the most-voted party on the islands.

The head of Lanzarote's CACT's (Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism), Benjamin Perdomo, yesterday confirmed that the statues removed from the Atlantic Museum at the weekend were depictions of the lawyer Ignacio Calatayud, a close associate of ex-Cabildo President Pedro San Ginés; and said that “the image of the island and the CACTs cannot be linked to a person who is charged with theft of public funds.”

The Rancho Texas Lanzarote Park will be supporting the charity association “Calor y Café" at the park this December, to the help the most disadvantaged people on Lanzarote.

Lanzarote will experience cooler weather as the week progresses, according to Spain's weather agency AEMET.

Arrecife intends to install an artificial skating rink and a Christmas village in the Parque Ramírez Cerda as part of its Christmas celebrations.

The Lanzarote Association of Dive Schools, BUCO, has criticised the “progressive dismantling” of the Atlantic Museum by the Cabildo.

150,000 €1 tickets were exchanged for food and drink at this weekend's Cocinas Volcánicas food fair in Puerto del Carmen, a figure that far exceeded expectations and left a number of stallholders short.

Last Saturday, the centre of Playa Blanca was transformed to accommodate the Music Night Race. The event was a huge success, with 450 running and hundreds of spectators.

The Teguise Ayuntamiento invites its residents and visitors to come and watch the official Christmas lights switch-on event today.

A 73-year-old Polish woman was rescued from Montaña Roja in Playa Blanca yesterday.

Divers gathered yesterday to prevent a boat chartered by the Cabildo from removing statues located in the Atlantic Museum, the underwater artwork created by artist Jason de Caires Taylor. It is now being reported that statues were removed under cover of darkness last night.

Thousands of visitors flocked to the food fair in Puerto del Carmen's old town harbour yesterday.

The Cocinas Volcánicas Food Fair in Puerto del Carmen's old town harbour kicks off today at midday