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Natalia Sasu and Herminio Fernández win 30th El Río Swim Crossing

The annual swim between Lanzarote and La Graciosa celebrated its 30th edition last Saturday.

Natalia Sasu and Herminio Fernández win 30th El Río Swim Crossing

The annual swim between Lanzarote and La Graciosa celebrated its 30th edition last Saturday.

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Public works galore in Playa Blanca

The Yaiza Ayuntamiento are as busy as ever, continuing their public works repairing and resurfacing roads as well as installing new playgrounds in the municipality.

France tightens UK travel restrictions

From Saturday UK travelers will have to have a compelling reason to enter the country, as well as having to provide a negative Covid test 24 hours before travelling.

Sharp rise in new cases

Spain announces booster jabs for over-50s and AZ-vaccinated as cases rise throughout Spain and the Canaries.

Calima advice

Lanzarote and Fuerteventura have been the islands that are worst-affected by a thick calima over the last couple of days. Calimas are dust storms that are brought to the Canaries by south- easterly winds.

Tourism continues to recover

Lanzarote tourism continues to rise as October recorded a 42% increase of tourists compared to the previous month.

Book a slot for Timanfaya

Lanzarote's CACT (Centres of Arts, Culture and Tourism) plans to introduces an online pre-booking system in order to avoid long queues forming at Timanfaya.

Environmental planning at the Charco

The Arrecife Ayuntamiento have put out to tender the drafting of a project that primarily aims to stop waste entering the Charco, as well as improving the quality of the seabed and coastline.

All eyes on La Santa

The little town of La Santa is likely to fill up next weekend, as the organisers of the Quemao Class surfing championship have tentatively pencilled in the dates from the 17th to 20th December for the celebration of the sixth edition of the most spectacular surfing spectacle the island has to offer.

Child vaccination from Wednesday

The Canarian Health Service has announced that it will begin the vaccination of children between 5 and 12 years old against Covid on Wednesday 15th December , after the Spanish Health Ministry authorised the inclusion of this age group in its vaccination campaign.

Volcano losing force

After more than three months of eruptions, the volcano on La Palma's Cumbre Vieja now appears to be losing force every day, and experts have predicted that eruptions will end in a matter of weeks. Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres recently claimed that the “volcano will be over by the end of the year” after listening to experts.

Canary Islands to receive 54,000 children vaccine doses

Next Monday the Canary Islands will receieve 54,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses that are to be used for vaccinating children from the ages of 5 to 11.

Teguise commences Christmas in style

The Teguise Ayuntamiento kickstarted Christmas today with the official presentation of its nativity scene in the Casa de la Cultura.

New opening hours announced

The Canarian Government has extended opening hours and increased maximum capacities for bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The new rules for establishments are as follows:

Two of the most polluting power plants in Spain

82.5% of the Canary Islands' energy that is produced comes from the burning of fossil fuels. A report in 2018 showed that 2 facilities in the Canaries were amongst the most polluting in Spain.

First Omicron case on Canaries confirmed

The Canarian Health Council has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant on the Canaries. The case involves a fully-vaccinated middle-aged man who recently returned to Gran Canaria from South Africa, and later reported symptoms. The man is currently isolating at home.