http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:40:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en  The Musical Company of the Café de la Opera of Madrid are performing at the Castillo San José this weekend as part of the Enchanted Dinner series of concerts.  Known for their magical voices, the company features the soprano singers Akemi Alfonso and Chantal Garcia, tenors Luis Enrique Jimeno and ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/cafe-de-la-opera-at-the-castillo-san-jose/ The low cost supermarket Lidl opens its first store on Lanzarote on Thursday 11th March in the Altavista area of Arrecife, close to IKEA.   With many local residents hoping that this will break the existing retail duopoly on the island and herald lower prices for consumers. The German multinational is already ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/new-lidl-store-opens-in-arrecife/ Low cost airline Jet2 has rather risibly launched the concept of ‘greener seats’.  Claiming that new lighter seats on their Boeing 757´s, some of which fly to Lanzarote, are lighter – and will therefore use far less fuel whilst providing passengers with more comfort.  As well as helping the airline ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/jet2-launch-greener-seats/ The martial art of Karate will be the focus of a new event based in Lanzarote between 1st and 6th April. The First International Meeting of the Okinagawa Goju-Ryu Karatedo Kyoka (OGKK) will be taking place in Tinajo. Participants will be welcomed by the Mayor of Tinajo and the programme for ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/lanzarote-gets-the-chop/   A large greenhouse containing more than eight kilos of marijuana has been discovered in Arrecife. Police were called to a possible break-in at a house in the area of the Charco de San Gines. Finding the front door had been forced open, officers checked the building without encountering anybody in ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/03/up-in-smoke/ Ever wondered how Lanzarote used to look before the advent of mass market tourism?  The excellent website Memoria Digital Lanzarote is a real treasure trove of images from the islands past.  Featuring fantastic pictures of all of Lanzarote´s best known attractions and resorts. The MemoriadeLanzarote website contains over 300 images outlining the ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/postcards-from-the-past/ The French market has for a long time been under represented on Lanzarote.  But all of that now looks set to change with the launch of new flight services from the French capital to Arrecife.  With carrier Trasnavaia implementing a weekly service from Orly airport on board 189 seater Boeing ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/bonjour-lanzarote/ Much to the obvious delight of the national press Ryanair passengers on a flight from Bristol to Lanzarote last week were forced to make an unscheduled landing on the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura.  As the stormy weather that has been battering the Canary Islands recently forced their pilot to divert ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/ryanair-abandons-tourists-on-fuerteventura/ The current spell of stormy weather that has swept across the island has taken its toll on Carnaval festivities.  With the traditional finale of the Carnaval in Arrecife – the Burial of the Sardine – cancelled.  Whilst the start of Carnaval in Puerto del Carmen has been postponed. High winds and ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/weather-stops-the-carnaval/ High winds and rain caused travel chaos in the western Canary Islands yesterday.  With 18 flights to La Palma and El Hierro cancelled. Most were inter-island flights connecting the smaller islands of La Palma and El Hierro with Tenerife, although one flight from La Palma was destined for Brussels but ... http://www.lanzarotemagazine.co.uk/2010/02/stormy-weather-hits-canaries/