In the early hours of this morning firefighters were alerted to two fires in Costa Teguise which affected a vehicle and four rubbish containers.

The Maritime Rescue Services have come to the aid of a patera that was reported 90 kilometres off the coast of Lanzarote.

The San Bartolomé Ayuntamiento are in full swing with their ambitious 1.4-million-euro road resurfacing plan.

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The new Open Mall in Arrecife that is set to open towards the end of the year has attracted another big name to join the already confirmed Primark branch.

Emergency services were alerted to two fires today, in the daytime. Of the recent increase in fires the two newest incidents are some of the first to occur in the daytime.

Today the Yaiza Ayuntamiento have put in place a date for which those on the autism spectrum can enjoy the Playa Blanca fair with reduced lights and less noise.

This Monday the Lanzarote Cabildo has agreed to invest 2.4 million euros to improve the roads and surrounding area in San Bartolomé.

The Arrecife Aytuntamiento have recently put out to tender the first phase of their 2.5 million euro asphalting plan which includes street resurfacing, pavement renovations as well as landscaping and irrigation works.

Two men aged 26 and 28 were arrested yesterday after assaulting a man in Arrecife and for allegedly stealing a mobile phone from a taxi driver.

After Famara residents complained about the placement of rubbish bins on Famara beach, the bins have been removed with informative signs put in their place.

Yesterday afternoon a flight that had left the César Manrique Airport bound for Tenerife South had to double-back on itself and land 18 minutes into the flight after a minor had fallen unconscious.

In addition to the patera that was recently rescued just 25 miles off the coast of Lanzarote, another patera has been intercepted by Salvamar with 46 onboard.

The actor, Jason Flemyng, who featured in the films “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and “Boiling Point” is currently filming for a new television series in Tenerife.