Corpus Christi falls this Thursday, but the main celebration of this religious event will take place in Arrecife this weekend with one of Lanzarote's most charming events – the Salt Carpets.

Emergency services were called to attend various fires last night, as arson appears to be on the increase in Lanzarote.

Last Friday the Canarian supermarket announced that it had invested 2.5 million euros into a comprehensive renovation of the Deiland branch in Playa Honda.

The Guardia Civil arrested a 38-year-old man last month after an investigation revealed that he was involved in drug trafficking and selling in Arrecife.

One of the candidates for Carnival Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has been eliminated because her costume was so heavy that the stage could not support it.

Tapas are available throughout Lanzarote, but it's only in the resorts where you'll find a helpful translation on the menu. On the Canaries, tapas are often more seafood-oriented than elsewhere, and there are a few local favourites. Here are few dishes to look out for:

Justin Kerswell, SARA volunteer photographer, introduces us to one of Lanzarote's most well-loved and ill-used animals – the Podenco.

Opposition members from the PP party in Lanzarote’s Cabildo have criticised the island’s government for its “phantom” Animal Welfare department, which has been unstaffed since its announcement in 2019.

One of the strangest buildings in Famara has been granted listed building status by the Cabildo of Lanzarote’s heritage department.

At this time every year, ripe, glossy cherries suddenly arrive in local supermarkets and shops in huge quantities. They're not a Canarian product – cherries grow best in Spain's cooler northern regions, such as Aragon – but for cherry lovers, this is the moment they've been waiting for.

Cueva del Agua, near Los Cocoteros, is a place on Lanzarote that you may not have heard of before but if you’re looking for your own private rock pool then it doesn’t get much better than this. We visited it last month.

El Dia de San Juan (St John's Day) falls on the 24th June, and is a local holiday in Haría, Teguise and Tinajo. But it's the evening before when all the action take place.

Lanzarote continues to be one of the Canary Islands that are least-affected by the lingering Covid-19 pandemic.

The Canaries will be excluded from a new “green tax” on flights, which is soon to be approved by the European Parliament, due to the islands’ status as an ultra-peripheral community. Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres made the announcement on Wednesday.