Tinajo mayor Jesús Machín was confirmed yesterday as the Coalicion Canaría's candidate for the mayorship in next year's council elections. Local party memebers voted for him to stand as candidate.

Teguise's Mayor Oswaldo Betancort has offered a 27,000 square-metre plot of land to the Canarian Government's Tourist Department in the hope that they will use it to build a conference centre on Lanzarote.

A 70-year-old man drowned at Playa Chica in Puerto del Carmen yesterday.

The Sunset Festival is coming to Arrecife this weekend, which will see performances from Juan Luis Guerra, Andy y Lucas, and a concert for the little ones also.

A male nurse was attacked by a prisoner in Tahiche prison yesterday, highlighting recent complaints by prison officers that medical staff in the prison are “completely inadequate.”

The ashes of the Lanzarote-born scientist Blas Cabrera y Felipe have been returned to the Canaries, and will be buried in the university town of La Laguna in Tenerife.

The two main candidates for the presidency of Lanzarote’s Cabildo in next year’s elections appear to be almost certain, although neither of their parties have confirmed their candidacy yet.

The discovery of a 3-metre long Giant Squid has fascinated the Canaries and highlighted the richness of our local marine life.

Parts of Lanzarote are suffering from a plague of flies, according to a report in Lancelot Digital.

The Tías Ayuntamiento have announced the rules of a brand-new photograph competition.

Lanzarote's César Manrique airport recorded more passenger movements last month than September 2020. Additionally, other Canarian airports have recorded encouraging passenger figures.

The Tinajo Ayuntamiento have announced that they will hold various activities on October 31st to boost local trade this Halloween.

ALDI have just opened their newest supermarket in Fuerteventura, further continuing their expansion in the Canaries. Will Lanzarote be the next addition?

AFOL (Lanzarote's Association for Families suffering from Cancer) and Yaiza Ayuntamiento yesterday launched the sixth edition of “Caminamos Contra Cancer” (We'll Walk Against Cancer”), and called for participants to join them.