Entries by Gazette Life

Patterns of life

If you’ve shied away from trying a bold wallpaper in your Lanzarote home, why not think again? It may just act as the final piece of your interior puzzle. Wallpaper was originally used to imitate expensive tapestries hung on walls by the wealthy as early as the 1500s. However, it didn’t gain major popularity until […]

05/09/2022 by

Flatpack finesse

Assembling flatpack furniture is a modern curse – something our ancestors never had to do. Yet today, we’re all supposed to be home assembly experts because certain stores want to save storage space.

05/09/2022 by

Clock changes until 2026

Spain’s official bulletin, which establishes the laws of the land, has confirmed that the clocks will continue to go forward in spring and back in autumn until at least autumn 2026. This has been confirmed following the failure of negotiations to place Spain on permanent winter hours. The National Commission for the Rationalisation of Spanish […]

31/10/2022 by

Cliff rescue

A man was rescued yesterday after falling from the cliffs near the Castillo de Águila, the 18th century fortress in Playa Blanca.

31/10/2022 by

Waveriders assemble

Elite surfers are arriving on Lanzarote to take part in the Quemao Class competition, which will take place in La Santa once conditions are perfect.

30/10/2022 by

Runner rescued

A trail runner who fell on the Famara cliffs was evacuated by emergency helicopter early yesterday morning.

30/10/2022 by

Astronauts touchdown on Lanzarote

Astronauts and scientists from the European and North American Space Agencies have once more returned to Lanzarote to carry out Pangaea training exercises in the island’s volcanic zones.

29/10/2022 by