The soundproofing of over 1,000 homes in Playa Honda will commence this summer, according to San Bartolomé Mayor Isidro Pérez.

As U.D. Lanzarote’s season comes to an end, CD Tenerife and UD Las Palmas still have a huge game ahead of them. Our football correspondent for U.D. Lanzarote, Ian Lane, tells us about what’s ahead for the two biggest football clubs in the Canary Islands.

Today is World No-Tobacco Day, and the Canarian Government has collaborated with the Canarian Health Service to focus on a campaign against tobacco consumption which will highlight the environmental impact of smoking.

Six minors are currently under investigation for smashing the windows of a house and car in Tahíche.

The sunny southern village of Yaiza, and the town of Playa Blanca, celebrated in full force this Sunday and Monday. The streets were packed, cheer was in the air and the Canarian flag was flying high.

Arrecife Ayuntamiento is considering a request to erect a monument in honour of Lanceloto Malocello, the Genovese explorer for whom Lanzarote is named.

Lanzarote's birth rate has fallen this year, and it is likely that the 2022 will end with fewer than 1,000 Lanzababies.

Thousands of people gathered in Arrecife to enjoy the Feria de la Tapa, organised by the Arrecife Ayuntamiento, to celebrate Dia de Canarias.

Bike Sensations have been working with Sensa bikes for years, a company which manufactures high quality, durable & affordable bikes. Budding cyclists that have rented a Sensa bike have all given full marks!

Lanzarote’s Cabildo yesterday marked Canary Day by presenting a short film in honour of one of Lanzarote’s most well-known craftsmen, basket-weaver Eulogio Concepción.

An important piece of news slipped under our radar last week, when Spain’s Ministry of Tourism announced that negative Covid tests will now be accepted as a condition of entry for all non-EU travellers. The test can be a PCR test or a cheaper, faster antigen test.

The dismantling of the Telamon, the shipwreck that lies between Arrecife and Costa Teguise, has finally commenced.

A British couple have been arrested for passing off counterfeit banknotes in Playa Blanca.

Lanzarote winemakers and vine growers gathered at the restaurant of the Castillo de San José in Arrecife last night for the annual qualification of the 2021 vintage.