The Art Room at Sun Park in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote is an exciting new venture, launched this year by a group of local artists.

This art project has been created by Jodie Tilbury-Fowler, Betty Rawson, Sharon Kinsley and Jenny Graham. Their aim is to make art accessible to all and to share knowledge and skills across the various forms of art.

A range of weekend workshops were held during the month of February to establish what demand there is locally for art courses, these included Kids Art Club, Life Drawing, Craft, Sugar Craft, Creative Writing and  read more »

The following is an announcement from the British Consul.

British residents in the Canary Islands urged to register for healthcare and social services for future peace of mind

British Consulate and Spain Healthcare Team to host 
four free information events this month

Some 45,000 British nationals are believed to live in the Canary Islands but only 32,000* are registered with their local authorities. That means one in three Brits risk missing out on basic social services when in future they need it most.

So the British Consulates in Las Palmas and Tenerife, and the Healthcare Team in Spain that represents the UK’s Department of Health, are joining forces with local town halls to tell residents about the importance and benefits of registering for healthcare and other public services.

Discover why you should register on the ‘padrón’

Between 24^th and 26^th February the joint team will host four free information events in Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Gran Canaria, where British residents can find out why it  read more »

During the recent debate regarding Oil Prospections in the Canaries I realised the NO to Oil was present in a much more forceful way than the YES to Renewable Energy.

But I am a firm believer that it’s not enough to say what we don’t want in life, but it is also important to search for alternatives. It is in this spirit that I bring to you, in a very brief way two of them that I have recently learn about:

1) Renewable Energy Co-Op

Since October 2014 a group of people have been meeting on a regular basis to discuss the possibility to create a residents co-operative that can both contribute to and benefit from the new energetic model of the island.

The principle is simple:  read more »

The population figures for Lanzarote are recorded on the 1st of January each year, the municipal figures for the last 18 years have been published by Datos de Lanzarote.

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)

Lanzarote’s number of residents hasn’t changed much over the last six years, settling in the region of 142,000 people. These population figures relate to those residents officially registered on the Padrón with the local council, as on the first day of the new year.

Although the total population hasn’t changed much, the capital of Arrecife lost approximately 3,500 residents between 2009 and 2013.

There’s actually only a difference of 13 residents or a 0.01% variation in Lanzarote’s population figures from 2013 to 2014.

In 2014 Arrecife’s  read more »

Lots of us over indulge during the festive season, start the new year right and treat your body to a detox and moisturise massage with Angie Appleton in Lanzarote.

Angie is a holistic therapist based in Costa Teguise, her treatment room is located just off Playa Las Cucharas, so you can listen to the waves breaking on the beach whilst you relax. Her January treatment of the month involves a gentle dry skin brushing, followed by a moisturising massage using a blend of Juniper and Grapefruit aromatherapy oils in a base of sweet almond and carrot.

This is a very effective post festivities treatment to help eliminate the build up of lactic acid and toxins within the muscular system. Also, just a great treatment to give bodies a kick-start to prepare for a healthy year ahead  read more »

The Socialist Party in Tías are running a series of workshops to develop their Electoral Programme, ahead of the municipal elections in May 2015.

The meetings will take place at the PSOE Headquarters in the centre of Tías, they are open to members, supporters and the general public. The party would like to understand the opinion of residents regarding important topics including local taxation, tourism, education, health, culture, sports and public services.

You have a chance to air your opinion and proposals at these meetings, it isn’t about listening to what the party have to say, they want to understand your point of view and what you expect from your local council & government. This party are particularly interested in hearing from foreign residents living in Lanzarote, and they speak English.

You don't need to register in advance for these workshops which are expected to last no longer than 2 hours. Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of those workshops which are of interest to them.

Monday 12th January 19:00 Taxation  read more »

We believe we enjoy a pretty sheltered life here, occasionally we are contacted by tourists contemplating a first visit to the island, who want to know “What is crime like in Lanzarote?”

^{Source: Ministerio del Interior. Gobierno de España. Data Provided by: FF.CC.S.E. (Cuerpo Nacional de Policía y Guardia Civil).}

During 2013 the island of Lanzarote had a population of 141,953 people and received over 2 million tourists. To date in 2014 there has been an average just over 1,000 crime incidents a month.

Crime here in general has decreased during 2014 compared to 2013. Drug trafficking has had a marked increase, it’s risen by 46% compared to last year, and car theft is up 9%, all other categories of crime have fallen.

In descending order our  read more »