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Manrique waterfall to return

The Cabildo and Arrecife Ayuntamiento have announced their intention to renovate the waterfall at the Charco de San Ginés.

Card payment on buses from April

Passengers on Lanzarote's buses will be able to pay for fares using bank cards from April onwards.

Airport attacker flees Lanzarote

The Scottish tourist who head-butted a Guardia Civil officer and was later released from hospital has flown back to the UK and is likely to escape justice.

Manrique waterfall to return

The Cabildo and Arrecife Ayuntamiento have announced their intention to renovate the waterfall at the Charco de San Ginés.

Card payment on buses from April

Passengers on Lanzarote's buses will be able to pay for fares using bank cards from April onwards.

Airport attacker flees Lanzarote

The Scottish tourist who head-butted a Guardia Civil officer and was later released from hospital has flown back to the UK and is likely to escape justice.

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Yaiza Belén theft

The theft of five camels and a shepherd from Yaiza's famous nativity scene has been condemned by the local Councillor for Culture, Daniel Medina.

Haría Christmas Events Programme

The Haría Ayuntamiento have published a list of this year’s Christmas events in the municipality which will run until January 5th. Check out some of the events planned:

Hiker rescued

Firemen rescued a hiker who had suffered a possible broken arm after he fell on Montaña Guardilama in Tías.

Car rescue

A person was injured after their car left the road on the approach to Arrecife from Costa Teguise yesterday.

Renovation for Playa de la Arena

The footpath connecting the Playa de la Arena in Arrecife to the port area will be renovated at a a cost of 424,000 Euros.

English Cinema – Violent Night (2022)

This Thursday, the recently released Christmas horror film “Violent Night” will be shown in English at the cinema in Arrecife.

Football frenzy!

Moroccan football fans celebrated their team's historical victory over Portugal yesterday, which makes them the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals. Happy singing, flag-waving and the usual driving around and tooting car horns carried on for several hours in Arrecife, where the majority of Lanzarote's Moroccan community live. Moroccans are the largest immigrant community on the island after the British.

Hang glider accident

A hang gliding enthusiast was rescued from the Mount Tinasoria path in Tías yesterday after falling.

Get set to surf…

The Quemao Class surfing and bodyboarding tournament at La Santa has updated its status to yellow, meaning that an attempt will be made to hold the event, with the possible fdates being the 17th, 18th, 19th & 20th of December 2022.

Tinajo lights up for Christmas

Tinajo launched its spectacular Christmas light display last night, with fireworks and a concert.

Green light for San Bartolomé school

San Bartolomé Mayor, Isidro Pérez, and the Canarian Education Minister, Manuela Armas, yesterday signed off the agreement to build a new primary school in San Bartolomé.

Plastic diet

89% of shearwaters contain plastics in their body, according to a recent study from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Groper’s appeal rejected

A Las Palmas court has rejected the appeal of a man found guilty of sexual assault after groping the bottom of a woman in the street. The incident occurred in December 2020, when according to the prosecution “a man who was walking down a street in the capital approached the plaintiff with the intention of satisfying his most reprehensible sexual instincts and, without saying a word, touched one of her buttocks and leered at her." The victim immediately called for help from her mother, who was walking ahead of her. The man was found guilty last May in an Arrecife criminal court and ordered to pay the victim €250 damages, as well as fine of €6 a day for over 18 months. His appeal was refused.

Drug trafficking arrests

The National Police have arrested three people connected to a drug trafficking organisation.

Christmas Jumper Day

The popular Indian restaurant, Indian Delights, are hosting Christmas Jumper Day once again this year where collected donations will be given to the local charity Granny’s Attic.