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Enjoy Canary Day!

Today is Canary Day, the day when all eight Canary Islands celebrate their culture on the anniversary of the first sitting of the Canarian Parliament.

Three pateras arrive

Three pateras carrying 140 people was spotted off the coast of Lanzarote yesterday morning.

Arrested for organising illegal excursions

The person in charge of running excursions to catch stingrays and sharks on Lanzarote has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

Canary Day

The Dia de Canarias is tomorrow, 30th May, and is a holiday throughout all eight of the Canary islands.

Election Results

The Socialist party was the big victor of yesterday's municipal elections on Lanzarote, but lost control of the Cabildo and will find it difficult to govern the Canarian Parliament for the next four years.

Birth rate rises

Lanzarote's birth rate has risen by 10% in the first four months of the year, suggesting that the effects of the pandemic are now firmly in the past.

Election Day

Today will see millions of people vote throughout Spain in the local and regional elections.

Four pateras arrive

Another wave of pateras has arrived in Lanzarote's waters, with four inflatable craft carrying 195 people intercepted in the last two days.

MediaMarkt opens

MediaMarkt, the German electronics giant, opened its first ever store on Lanzarote today.

Campaigning ends

Campaigning is now over for the local and regional elections that will take place tomorrow. Today is a “day of reflection” during which political campaigning is forbidden. Posters and other publicity will remain in place until after the elections tomorrow.