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Don't forget that this Saturday is the day for the Ocean Lava Triathlon in Lanzarote. The race starts at 8am and consists of a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride and finally a 21.1km run. All participants must be finished by 4.30pm. So go on down to the Playa Grande, Puerto...

Lanzarote will host on October 7th the Ecomac Conference: Environmental Management in SMEs . The event will take place in the Hall of Arrecife Gran Hotel, from 17:00 to 18:30. Provincial Federation of Small and Medium Enterprise Metal and New Technologies of Las...

The Plaza de las Naciones in Puerto del Carmen was the scene this weekend of The Summer Music Festival and Oktoberfest, traditional German beer festival. Two events that involved the collaboration of the City of Tias and the Cabildo of Lanzarote, and whose proceeds...

The harvest this year has been the worst in the last 60 years, and they collected only 716,043.25 kilos, which is 55 percent less than in 2010, when 1,568,466 kilos were collected, as confirmed from the Control Board Denomination of Origin "Vinos de Lanzarote". The...

I was disappointed to hear of the cancellation of the Autumn course due to (it would seem) shortage of funds that subsidise the course, within Tias council. The Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo has been organizing Spanish Courses for foreigners on Lanzarote...

You can now easily recycle your cooking oil. Tías has introduced 25 bins for this purpose, with 7 in Tías, 2 in Mácher, 1 in La Asomada, 1 in Conil, 1 in Masdache and 13 in Puerto del Carmen. They are easy to spot because of their orange colour and they look like...

A 3 day festival raising money for AFA and the sporting clubs on the island in conjunction with the Ayuntamiento de Tías. Brought to you by the people already responsible for the Bomberos Foam party, Sumo Wrestling, Roller Disco plus last years FreezeMob and Art...

The plaza of El Varadero de Puerto del Carmen was the scene on Tuesday of the celebration of World Tourism Day . From 6pm, dozens of tourists were able to see the development of Canarian crafts and taste typical products of Lanzarote, such as dried fish, potatoes,...

A holiday island popular with Britons is preparing for a mass evacuation because of a possible volcanic eruption. Experts have recorded 150 tremors on El Hierro, the smallest of the Canary Islands, since yesterday - raising fears of an imminent eruption. Last night 53...

The activities for the Sunday Market in Teguise throughout October have been announced. Sunday, 2nd October: 11 a.m. “Timple” Concert by “Josele del Pino” at the House- museum “Casa del Timple”. Ticket:5€. 12 p.m. Classical music concert at the “Convento Santo...

The AMPA, parents´association of the small primary school in Los Valles, Teguise, is looking for a native speaker of English who would like to teach English for 2 hours twice a week in the afternoons. The group will have children of different ages. There are only 20...

Following my blog last week … more good news to report regarding the installation of my new Telèfonica line with adsl. Within the allotted 7 days, I received a call from the technician to say he wanted to arrange a day & time to carry out the necessary work. Full...

The festivities planned for tomorrow for the "World Tourism Day" in Costa Teguise: 27/09/11 Open Days, admission free, municipal museums in the town of Teguise. (House-Museum and Museum Timple Piracy) 27/09/11 Guided tours of the historic old town of Teguise: 11.30...

14 October 2011: 17:00 - 20:00 Location: La Bocaina Restaurant, Playa Blanca For: 9 lives lanzarote 3 Course Meal, Racing Night and Charity Auction Tickets 20euros, 5euro deposit, balance paid on night. Paul & Nina, from La Bocaina, are very graciously hosting...

Don't forget - this Saturday! Local Island Musicians Jam Session 19:30 H Concert 20:00H Maestro Music Management is pleased to present Dominic Halpin and the Honey B’s Dominic Hapin (Vocals and Guitar) Richard Wetherall (Piano) Ben Wiltshire (Bass) Nigel McGill...

The Lanzarote tourist attractions chosen for their accessibility are the Cactus Garden, Mirador del Río and Fire Mountains in National Park of Timanfaya. They appear on a guide that compiles information on 166 trails, natural parks and outdoor activities in several...

My legs are aching! On Friday I went jet skiing on Puerto Del Carmen beach with my brother who's come over to get some of the gorgeous sunshine while he can! I felt like I was out there for hours, AND it's only 40 euros. I couldn't get the hang of it at first but once...

The Plaza de los Naciones in Los Pocillos, Puerto del Carmen will host two festivals this summer to rock the resort, the Lanzarote Summer Festival and the Oktoberfest 2011. Two initiatives organized in collaboration with local Government and the municipality of Tias,...

For many years Telefonica have had the monopoly on land-lines and at times the service they offered left a little to be desired !! With the arrival of BT on the island (via Madrid) it seems that Telefonica have recognised the threat of competion and things are...

There is a great page that has recently been set up on Facebook which is great for all of the residents. I have sold a microphone on there and a LP - MP3 converter. It was great as these things were just sitting around at home not being used and now have gone to a new...

Good news! The Playa Honda Intercambio is starting again! This Wednesday (21st September 2011) from 5pm to 7pm in Friends Bar, Playa Flor Bungalows, La Concha, Playa Honda. So if it's your first time or you are a regular - come along, the more the merrier! It is an...

Join Macmillan Cancer Support´s biggest fundraising event: The World´s Biggest Coffee Morning I know most people have been touched by cancer in one way or another. I, for one, have a very close member of my family, who is now in remission, going through the...

The Cabildo of Lanzarote, in conjunction with the City of Tinajo, has made some recommendations and given some tips for all those for the next few days, specifically the September 17, that decide to go to parties of Dolores in Mancha Blanca. Both institutions have...