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Wine harvest to reach 2 million kilos

This year’s wine harvest is forecast to reach 2 million kilogrammes – enough to meet the demand of the island’s bodegas, but not nearly as much as last year’s record harvest of over 3 million kilos of grapes.

Bullying cases down in Lanzarote schools

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The Canarian education system has reported just five cases of bullying on Lanzarote in this academic year, while cases of bullying appear to have reduced significantly across the Canary Islands.

Almost 2 million euros spent on Timanfaya wildlife control

Almost 2 million Euros will be spent on controlling exotic and invasive wildlife in the Timanfaya National Park.

Water cuts in five Lanzarote municipalities at the start of the month

Multiple areas in five municipalities on Lanzarote have suffered water cuts at the start of the month as Canal Gestión struggle to ensure consistent water supply.

Driver injured after rolling car on the LZ-10

Yesterday fire fighters were called to a vehicle on the LZ-10 after a report that it had been involved in an accident and rolled over.

Teacher tribute

A statue in honour of the beloved schoolteacher, José María Espino González, was unveiled in Mácher yesterday.

Fury at Canarian holiday rental law

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The Canarian Association of Holiday Rental Owners (ASCAV) has strongly criticised the Canarian Government's white paper on holiday lets, which they claim will “exterminate the sector” on the islands.

“Lanzarote is against mass tourism, not tourists”

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Last month’s demonstrations against mass tourism development on the Canary Islands made international headlines. However, many of those headlines failed to represent the real reasons behind the protests, which were not aimed at tourists or well-managed tourism. We look at the real issues behind the marches.

Readers’ Lanzarote Letters – May 2024

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Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the May edition.

Tourist Tax: What’s It All About?

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The main opposition parties in the Canaries have called for a tourist tax to be introduced… but what does that mean?