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Biking for La Palma

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La Palma's Cabildo has thanked Lanzarote Bike Sensations for the €1,000 raised for the victims of the Cumbre Vieja volcano.

Detect and locate

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You might know you have a leak. You might suspect it but not be sure. You might not know at all. Whatever the situation, Canary Detect pinpoint the location of leaks, pipes and cables quickly, efficiently and without the need for extensive digging and probing.

New Year, New Works

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There are plenty of construction projects underway on Lanzarote, and even more are likely to occur in the coming months. We take a look at the most important changes you're likely to be seeing in the next 12 months.

The Sixth Wave

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Lanzarote’s experienced with the new wave of Covid has so far followed the pattern shown throughout most of Spain, in which record case numbers are being registered, but hospital occupation is far lower than ever before.

Continued Covid improvement

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The Canaries and Lanzarote continue to improve their Covid figures, and have suffered a far lower percentage of cases than Spain as a whole since the pandemic began last year.

La Palma Erupts

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A volcanic eruption occurred at 3.30 pm on Sunday 19th September on the Canary Island of La Palma. No one was hurt; every person who could be affected has been evacuated and the eruption poses absolutely no danger for anyone on any of the other Canary Islands.

La Palma erupts

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The predicted eruption on the Canary Island of La Palma finally occurred at 3.30 pm yesterday afternoon. No one has been hurt; everyone who could be affected has been evacuated and there is absolutely no danger for anyone on any of the other islands.

Supermarket Sweep

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Until 10 years ago, the supermarket scene on Lanzarote was dominated by locally[1]owned chains Spar and Hiperdino. However, demonstrations against high prices and alleged price-fixing brought a change in the law which permitted new operators to arrive.

Lanzarote avoids fifth wave

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Lanzarote has mostly avoided the “fifth wave” of coronavirus that has caused 32% of all coronavirus cases and 12 % of Covid deaths on the Canary Islands in the last two months, and which now appears to be diminishing.

Eye on Arrecife

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Armando Santana is Arrecife's councillor for Tourism, Commerce and Industry, and is one the most visible members of the capital's ruling group. He spoke to us about how Arrecife has survived the pandemic and ambitious plans for the future of Lanzarote's only city, which is home to almost half of the island's population.