Last week we learned that there is a new arrival amongst the Rancho Texas Park residents: a cute female American Bison calf.

The birth and her first wobbly steps were caught on video. It might be a bit gruesome for some at first, but worth watching all the same.

This is the second birth of American Bison in the Park in the last 3 years, after a pregnancy of 280 days. Both baby and mother are doing well and the proud daddy, the biggest animal in the Park at  read more »

The road closures have been confirmed for tomorrow’s Ironman Lanzarote event. To protect the cyclists, some of the roads will be open in one direction only, and others will be closed to traffic.

The following are the expected times of the first and last cyclist passing through and the hours that the traffic restrictions will be in place.  read more »

The Alberque Juvenil in La Santa has been closed since 2008. The Cabildo of Lanzarote have published an announcement in the Las Palmas Official Gazette this week, opening a tender process to manage this youth hostel for the next 10 years.

The tender to manage the operation of the youth hostel in La Santa was published on Wednesday 15th May amounting to 360,000 euros for a 10 year management period. Re-opening of this centre is a priority for  read more »

A new road safety campaign has been launched by the Servicio de Educación Vial del Cabildo called “La vida en dos ruedas” to raise awareness of the vulnerability of cyclists on the road. The information is aimed at both drivers and cyclists which are becoming more numerous in Lanzarote due to success of marketing the island as a sports destination for training and events.

The “Life on two wheels” road safety campaign has been released in Spanish, English & German, the slogan “Tu seguridad y la de los demás, en tus manos está” translates to “Your safety and that of others, is in your hands”.

Ten Tips For Drivers

1. When overtaking a cyclist or  read more »

Six months ago, Ray and Jen from Agua Clara adopted a dog in Lanzarote called Rio.

Rio was rescued from death row at the local pound through the Kennel Club. As an appreciation of their thanks and testament to the way that Rio has settled into the daily routine with them, Ray wanted to raise awareness and funds for this local non-profit organisation and hard working volunteers.

Agua Clara Marketing in Lanzarote supply water filters and UK TV boxes for properties on the island. The company will donate €5.00 to the Kennel Klub for  read more »

Lanzarote was the inspiration for the new 911 Porsche video which was filmed here to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 911 and the 40th of the turbo version.

The latest model of the Porsche 911 will go on sale in September with the Turbo (520 hp) and Turbo S (560 hp).

It was the rugged coastline of El Golfo that attracted the German manufacturers, the drive past Los Hervideros where the smooth tarmac cuts through the jagged volcanic landscape, next to the deep blue powerful waves of the Atlantic ocean.

The video features volcanic scenes from Lanzarote as well as describing the performance and features of the car. It’s not the first time that  read more »

A stretch of the expanded ring road in Arrecife could be open to traffic later this month according to a press release from the Cabildo.

The section of new road to be opened is the stretch between the junctions with Tahíche and San Bartolomé, which would end the detour with has been necessary through the barrio of Maneje.

The news was released by  read more »

Companies have 15 days in which to submit a bid for the contract to run the sunbed facility on the beaches in the resort of Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote.

The information was published in the Boletín Oficial for the province of Las Palmas on Friday 10th May and it’s expected that the sunbeds will be operational from  read more »