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Three pateras on Sunday

Three pateras carrying a total of 142 migrants were intercepted off the coasts of Lanzarote on Sunday, as boats take advantage of the calm weather to make crossings.

Melia Salinas closes for reforms

The Hotel Melía Salinas has now closed for renovations and will re-open in the summer.

Drug trafficker arrested at airport

The National Police have arrested a 29-year-old woman after she landed on the island on a flight from Madrid.

School transport stoppage tomorrow

37,000 Canarian children could be affected after the Canarian Federation of Transport Businesses (FET) announced a suspension of all school transport on the islands for tomorrow, January 9th.

Stranded on the rock

Emergency services yesterday rescued a paraglider who had become stranded on Punta Fariones, the famous sea stack that lies off the northernmost tip of Lanzarote.

Fewer tourists, more income

Tourists to Lanzarote are paying more for shorter stays, recent figures suggest. Statistics show that Lanzarote made more money from fewer tourists during the first eleven months of 2022.

Three Kings arrive

The Three Kings, Gaspar, Melchor and Baltasar arrived on Lanzarote yesterday, passing through the whole island and managing to appear in several places at the same time.

Hot and dry December

The Canaries has just experienced the hottest December since 1961, according to AEMET, the state meteorological agency.

Unpaid overtime complaints

The Lanzarote secretary of the UGT trade union has said that thew most common complaint they hear from employers is that they are being made to work more hours than they are paid for.

Public holiday tomorrow

Tomorrow will be a national holiday in Spain, marking the end of the Christmas calendar. Epiphany is also known as Three Kings Day and is traditionally the day upon which Spanish children receive their Christmas presents.