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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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Christmas Toy Drive

Mateo and Valeria top baby names list

Ireland is Lanzarote’s most faithful market

Arrecife Christmas Market dates announced

Playa Blanca Night Race this Saturday

Rally Race road closures this Saturday

Artistic Skating Cup

Three Days of Mourning for ex-President

The Arrecife goverment to spend €4.5 million to clean schools

The €4.5 million will go towards cleaning schools from nurseries to primary schools, and will also increase the number of cleaners in schools.
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Tell us what you need!

The Gazette is Lanzarote's most popular English-language publication, and we're never more aware of that when distributing the magazine at the start of the month.
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41 Canarian cheeses at World Cheese Awards

41 Canarian cheeses recieved awards at the 23rd edition of the World Cheese Awards last week, which was 18 more cheeses compared to last year.
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Child vaccines “not necessary yet”

The head of epidemiology at the Canarian Health Service, Amos García, has said that the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 12 “will depend on the seriousness of the pandemic”.
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One of the prettiest towns in Spain

The Villa de Teguise has been classified as one of “the prettiest towns in Spain”.
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Marathon cancelled

The Lanzarote International Marathon, which was due to take place on the 5th December, has been cancelled because of the “lack of local police”, according to its director.
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Taxi, please!

The Yaiza Ayuntamiento have asked for help with Taxis in the south of the island, as rental car shortages cause increase in Taxi usage.
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First assisted deaths on the Canaries

Two residents of the Canaries were the first to be given the option of euthanasia since the law was passed in December last year.
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Level 1, but caution urged

All islands on the Canaries continued on Level 1 yesterday, despite infection figures continuing at medium risk (Level 3) on the four most-populated islands.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

The Yaiza Ayuntamiento began installing festive lights today, in preparation for Christmas, the New Year and Three Kings day.
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Beginning of the end?

Volcano experts have detected “positive signs” suggesting that the eruption on La Palma may be coming to an end.
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30% of tourists take on the capitol

Arrecife proves popular with tourists as a recent study shows that the capitol is the second most visited location.
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Lanzarote’s unemployment rate 10% higher than national average

Lanzarote's unemployment rate for the third quarter stands at 24.38 percent, which is 10% higher than the national average.
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Hope for change to 90-day rule

One of the most hopeful signs yet for non-resident Britons who are campaigning to extend the 90-day period that they are permitted to stay in Spain took place on Monday at the World Travel Fair in London.
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La Palma’s long ordeal

More than one month after the first fissure opened, belching out molten lava, ash and smoke, the volcano on La Palma has continued to erupt, with some of the strongest earthquakes being experienced recently.
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