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Valterra moves in the procession of Carmen
17+ hour, 57+ min ago (386+ words) On Sunday afternoon, the fishing neighborhood of Valterra, in Arrecife, experienced one of the most anticipated and emotional moments of its patron saint festivities with the traditional land-sea procession in honor of its Patroness, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Numerous…...
Valterra celebrates with devotion the procession in honor of the Virgen del Carmen
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (303+ words) The seafaring neighborhood of Valterra, in Arrecife, celebrated in grand style the festivity of its patroness, Our Lady of Carmen, in a day filled with faith, tradition, and emotion that once again brought together neighbors and visitors around the Virgin…...
More than 6,500 new jobs are expected in the Canary Islands in dependency with the new financing
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (1245+ words) The increase in state funding to the dependency system by 6.2 billion euros between 2026 and 2027 for its distribution among the autonomous communities will allow reducing waiting lists by 71,000 people in 2027 (609 in Canary Islands) and creating 115,000 jobs (6,563 in the archipelago), in addition…...
Rescue in Lanzarote: 70-year-old woman after drowning
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (196+ words) A 70-year-old woman has been transferred in moderate condition to the Doctor José Molina Orosa Hospital after suffering a drowning incident on Los Pocillos beach, in the municipality of Tías, on Thursday afternoon. The incident occurred around 5:12 PM, when the…...
With 1,500 fewer vacation rentals in Lanzarote, "residential rents continue to rise," denounces ASCAV #Ekonomus
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (369+ words) In Lanzarote, the number of holiday homes published on platforms went from almost 7,925 units in May 2025 to a total of 6,373 in May 2026, which represents 1,552 fewer (-19.5%), according to a report presented this Tuesday by the Canary Association of Holiday Rentals (ASCAV)....
Inflation in the Canary Islands gives no respite: food prices fall, but transport prices rise #Ekonomus
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (202+ words) Inflation in the Canary Islands gives no respite: food prices fall, but transport prices rise La Voz de Lanzarote The National Institute of Statistics (INE) has confirmed this Wednesday that the consumer price index (IPC) for June remained at 3.2% year-on-year,…...
Machín (Territorial Policy): "Before August I expect to have the prohibition of buggies in Lanzarote"
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (462+ words) The Minister of Territorial Planning, Territorial Policy and Tourism Planning of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, Jesús Machín Tavío (Coalición Canaria), intervened this Tuesday morning on Radio Lanzarote - Onda Cero to address the growing controversy on the island regarding constant tourist…...
Azu Vilas (hat maker): "More and more Spanish women are daring, especially for weddings off Lanzarote" #Ekonomus
1+ week, 1+ day ago (736+ words) Azu Vilas arrived in Lanzarote thirty years ago when she had just turned 20 from her native Pontevedra and always worked in hotels, first in housekeeping, then in billing and finally as an administrator, which was what she had studied in…...
A dinghy with ten people arrives at dawn in the Los Cocoteros area
1+ week, 2+ day ago (146+ words) A boat with about ten people arrived around 00:48 on Saturday, July 11, at the Los Cocoteros pond, according to the Emergency Consortium. It was a local resident who alerted the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES) to the arrival of the…...
Lanzarote and the buggies, years of gaps against a tourist activity on a fragile territory
1+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) The image of Guatiza is repeated in other towns on Lanzarote. In total, five main companies operate with buggies on the island, while other websites replicate their advertisements. Current regulations and their different interpretations leave a legal loophole through which…...