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Feature on the monthly gig guide

Calling all musicians and live music venues on Lanzarote. Our gig guide expert, Julie, needs all of your updated information for the live music gig list for next month’s gig guide page.

Tribute to the sardine packers

The Cabildo has released a video that pays homage to the women who worked in Arrecife's fish packing industry.

57% of water lost

57% of the desalinated water produced in 2022 was not paid for, according to recent figures from Canal Gestión. This means that over half of the water produced on the island was either lost by leakages in the mains system , or consumed fraudulently.

Lifesavers

National Police have released photos of the visit of a three-year-old child whose life was saved by two officers on patrol last month.

Two collisions

Long tailbacks were experienced on the main LZ-2 road through Playa Honda towards Arrecife yesterday after a collision that involved four vehicles.

Speeding investigation

A 25-year-old man is being investigated by the Guardia Civil after driving at over 160 kph (100 mph) on a stretch of road with a 60 kph (40 mph) speed limit.

Two more flipped cars on Saturday

Yesterday, a further two vehicle crashes were reported to the emergency services which resulted in injuries.

Man arrested with 8 kilos of hashish

On January 30th the Guardia Civil arrested a person found with 8.7 kilograms of hashish in their car while travelling on the boat from Lanzarote to Gran Canaria.

Cruise tourism back to normal

Lanzarote cruise tourism has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, with 64,000 cruise tourists arriving in Arrecife in January.

Breaking the rules

The Cabildo's environment councillor, Nicolas Saavedra, has condemned the actions of two young people who ignored strict rules, climbed the mountain behind El Golfo and posted a video on social media.