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New plants in stock!

Cacti, succulents, olive trees, dragon trees, sterlizias, dracaenas and much more – all of which can be found at the Flower Power garden centre. Here’s how to find them:

Adios Calima!

The calima and minor heatwave that descended on the islands at the weekend is forecast to disappear by the end of today.

CACT restore local artwork

The CACT are continuing their artwork restoration plan as they breathe new life into faded art.

Cabildo confident of sea cage removal

Cabildo President, María Dolores Corujo, has stated that she believes that the days of the fishing cages at Playa Quemada “are numbered”.

Work in the sunshine this winter

Popular Lanzarote bike rental company, Bike Sensations, are looking for people to work through the winter period this year.

Calima returns

Fuzzy horizons and dirty windscreens have returned to Lanzarote after the island was rinsed clean by the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine last week.

Focus on quality

The president of Lanzarote’s Chamber of Commerce, José Valle, has expressed cautious optimism at how Lanzarote and the Canaries will handle the economic problems of the coming months.

Migrant treatment criticised

The Citizens' Network of Support for Migrants has strongly criticised the facilities provided for arriving pateras that saw several migrants forced top remain on Arrecife's pier because the temporary holding camp behind the capital's police station was flooded.

“Unprecedented rainfall”

“Hermine has brought levels of rainfall that are unprecedented for this time of year,” stated Enrique Espinosa, the chief of Lanzarote's Emergency and Security Consortium, referring to the heavy rainfall brought by the passage of Tropical Storm Hermine over the weekend.

Pateras located

Two more boats containing 81 migrants have been intercepted off Lanzarote's coasts this morning.