Entries by Gazette Life

La Palma’s long ordeal

More than one month after the first fissure opened, belching out molten lava, ash and smoke, the volcano on La Palma has continued to erupt, with some of the strongest earthquakes being experienced recently.

02/11/2021 by

Lanzarote goes to London

Lanzarote representatives have arrived at the World Travel Fair in London, one of the biggest dates on the travel calendar, to reinforce the island’s tourist recovery with its most important market.

02/11/2021 by

Volcano tourists

10,000 people have headed to La Palma over this long holiday weekend to see the volcanic eruption on Cumbre Vieja, and to help support the island’s economy.

31/10/2021 by

Murder gang convicted

Six members of a criminal gang were last night convicted of the murder of 39-year-old Juan Carlos Tejera. Tejera’s body was found tied and beaten in an area used for dumping rubble near Argana Alta, Arrecife in March 2015.

30/10/2021 by

Day of rescues

Lanzarote’s emergency services had a busy day yesterday, as they were called three rescues involving four people.

29/10/2021 by

“A huge tragedy”

Angelina Jolie has expressed sympathy for the victims of the La Palma volcano while in Spain to promote the new Marvel film The Eternals, which will be released here on November 5th.

28/10/2021 by

Covid clear-out

Lanzarote currently has its lowest total of Covid cases for over a year, after 41 recoveries yesterday cleared out almost half of the active infections. This leaves just 48 active cases on the island.

27/10/2021 by

Volcano update

The new volcano on La Palma has entered a phase of high activity over recent days, and shows no sign of halting in the near future.

26/10/2021 by

Booster and flu jab campaigns start

Spain’s Public Health Commission last month agreed to proceed with third anti-Covid jabs for all citizens over the age of 70. The campaign commences today, the 25th October and vaccinations are likely be combined with this year’s flu jab for many recipients.

25/10/2021 by