Swimmer in critical condition
A man is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest at playa de El Reducto in Arrecife.
Entries by Gazette Life
Discounted Flights
If you are a resident on Lanzarote and haven’t yet made use of your travel discount – here’s what to expect while travelling to and from the Canaries:
Kennedy, Champion of Spain
Kennedy Denby, from Lanzarote’s Nadamas swimming club, is the 400 metres champion of Spain, after winning Gold in the Spanish Swimming Championship at Malaga.
Air traffic controllers strike
The air traffic controllers strike that has caused delays at Lanzarote aiport is at a deadlock, according to both sides in the dispute.
Video captures toursits climbing volcanoes at Timanfaya
A video of two tourists climbing one of the protected volcanic cones at Timanfaya has caused concern.
Tina makes me feel free!
What happens when an icon dies? Lanzarote has seen its share of Tina Turner tributes over the years, so following her recent death we interviewed Praylene Jackson, who performs the Tina Turner Show six nights a week in various hotels on the island.
A very good year
Indian Delights celebrated its third birthday this August. Their third year in business has proved to be their best yet, with the challenges of Covid long behind them, Ramesh and Sara Saraswati look at the past three years and look to the future with optimism.
The road to Salina
In 1969 a film crew arrived at the Hotel Lancelot in Arrecife to film a “suspense thriller” on the island. French director Georges Lautner had assembled a cast that included Robert Walker (who had appeared in Easy Rider the year before), and Mimsy Farmer, a young actress who had appeared in biker movies in the US and would go on to appear in several Italian cult films.
Readers Letters – August
Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the August edition.
Lydia Dant – The Iron Lady
In May this year, Lydia Dant from Cheltenham took the Lanzarote Ironman female title for the second year running, and she’s dead set on making it a hat trick in 2024. We decided to find out a little more about her inspirational journey.