Social Media For The Over 50's
Our very own Mike is running a social media training session for the over 50's at Sun Park Living on Tuesday 7th October. The training will be half a day and very interactive. If you're someone who...
View ArticleTourist Information Office in Playa Blanca
Gladys Acuña, Mayor of Yaiza announced that the holiday resort of Playa Blanca in Lanzarote is to have it’s own Tourist Information Office during her speech at the International Tourism Day celebration...
View ArticleImportant Meeting in English for Campaigners against Repsol Oil Drilling in...
The Office for Global Action (OAG) has invited all English speaking people against the Repsol oil drilling campaign to attend a special meeting this Thursday evening.The campaign against oil in the...
View ArticleFlight seats increase by half a million to the Canaries this winter
The forecast for flight connections to the Canary Islands from October to April amounts to 5.174.145 places, which is over half a million more seats than in the same period last year.These figures...
View ArticleLanzarote Tourism Awards 2014
Kenneth Gasque, the father of Ironman Lanzarote receives the award Isla de Lanzarote 2014.This year’s tourism awards were presented at a special ceremony for World Tourism Day celebrated at the...
View ArticleCosta Teguise Bus Routes & Timetables
The number 31 bus connecting Costa Teguise with Famara started a new route with stops at various hotels and the Fundación César Manrique on the 1st of October 2014.The new route has been designed to...
View ArticleHomeless man with plastic bag shoes dies in Lanzarote
Puerto del Carmen lost one of it’s characters today, when the body of Luis Miguel was discovered in the abandoned La Perla building.Most of you probably didn’t know his name, but if we said a homeless...
View ArticleCars In La Graciosa
La Graciosa is one of the few places left on the planet without any tarmac roads. But there are cars there – mainly Land Rovers, with a smattering of pick ups and other 4 X 4’s. They are used to...
View ArticleOlive Oil Made in Lanzarote
The production of olive oil started in Lanzarote at the end of last month. Olives were already grown in the island, but until recently, the island farmers had to take their harvest to the neighbouring...
View ArticleNo Eleanora's Falcon chicks survived this summer in Alegranza
It’s been a disastrous breeding season for the Eleanora’s Falcons in Alegranza, not one chick survived according to the biologists who have been monitoring the colony since 2006.Photos: Courtesy of...
View ArticlePossible case of Ebola in Tenerife
A person who may be suffering from Ebola is currently in an isolation unit and under observation at the Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria hospital in Tenerife.Image: Oona Räisänen (Mysid) [Public...
View ArticleTheme Costa Teguise Carnival 2015
Teguise council have launched a vote on their website to decide the theme of the next carnival in Costa Teguise.The choices are:El Rey León – The Lion King Selva Amazónica – Amazon Rainforest Sueños de...
View ArticleLanzarote Featured In The Heart of the Sea Trailer
Lanzarote is featured in the trailer for the movie “In The Heart of the Sea” directed by Ron Howard, which is due to open in cinemas from the 13th March 2015.This trailer released on the 16th of...
View ArticleCruise Season in Lanzarote 2014-15
The main cruise season has already started in Lanzarote with cruise ships & liners docking most days of the week.We’ve attached the cruise ship schedule from the Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas,...
View ArticleGreenpeace ship Artic Sunrise in Lanzarote
The international organisation Greenpeace have sent one of their most emblematic ships to support the fight against the Repsol oil surveys in the Canary Islands.Image: Wikipedia Salvatore Barbera from...
View ArticleNorwegian Embassy Presents Books To Tias Ayuntamiento
The Norwegian Embassy to Spain will give the municipality of Tias a collection of Norwegian books, translated into Spanish on Thursday October 30 in Puerto del Carmen.The Scandinavian community on...
View ArticleNo Need To Carry A Resident Travel Certificate From 1st November 2014
Since the 1st of September 2012 residents in the Canary Islands have had to prove their entitlement to discounted travel in Spain with a travel certificate issued by their town hall. This is due to...
View ArticleSubmarine Safaris, Special Offer for November
Submarine Safaris in Lanzarote have two different special offers available for tourists & residents diving with them during this November.Tourist Special OfferFor every 2 adults purchasing a ticket...
View ArticleCharity Horse Racing Night Friday 7th November
Niños del Tercer Mundo is a registered Lanzarote based charity which is focused on the welfare of education of children in the third world.They are having another of their famous fun fundraising events...
View ArticleUnderwater Sculpture Museum in Lanzarote
Lanzarote has been confirmed as the host for the first underwater museum in Europe. read more »
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