Heat set to rise
High temperatures and a light calima are predicted for Lanzarote over the next few days.
Entries by Gazette Life
Primark opens to strong reception
Primark opened to strong reception this week, with large queues outside the shop before it opened its doors for the first time on Lanzarote.
Face mask law to be lifted
As of next week, face masks will no longer be compulsory in Spanish hospitals, health centres, chemists and other health-related environments.
Bonfire cancelled to save the plover
Playa Honda’s San Juan bonfire was cancelled at the last minute yesterday to protect the breeding areas of Kentish plovers.
Cyclist injured in La Graciosa
The emergency services were alerted to a French cyclist that had fallen from their bike and injured themselves on La Graciosa.
Haría honours Javier Reyes
Haría Ayuntamiento has unanimously approved photographer Javier Reyes Acuña to be honoured as a Favoured Son of the municipality. The 97-year old will receive the award today, as part of Haría’s San Juan festivities.
Bonfire Night
Tonight is La Noche de San Juan – St John’s Eve – a midsummer fiesta that will be celebrated all over Lanzarote with bonfires and barbecues on which sweetcorn is roasted.
Fire in abandoned house
The emergency services were alerted to a fire in an abandoned house in Arrecife last night.
72-year-old woman rescued by fire fighters
The emergency services were alerted to a 72-year-old who had become stuck on her rooftop yesterday.
37 dead in patera
37 migrants have drowned, among them four women, two children, a baby and several adolescents – after their inflatable patera (boat) sank in waters between the African coast and the Canary Islands yesterday morning.