Entries by Gazette Life

Three days of mourning for Enrique Pérez Parrilla

Lanzarote’s Cabildo has ordered three days of official mourning following the death of Enrique Pérez Parrilla, the Socialist politician who held the post of President of the island’s government on four occasions between 1983 and 2003, and who died yesterday at the age of 73.

15/08/2021 by

Cycle space

The Guardia Civil have reminded motorists about the rules for overtaking cyclists – a very frequent occurrence on Lanzarote’s roads.

13/08/2021 by

Lanzarote remains on Level 2

The Canarian Government decided to maintain Lanzarote at Level 2 on Thursday. Tenerife and Gran Canaria remain on Level 4, while Fuerteventura is still in Level 3. The two smallest islands, La Gomera and EL Hierro, both dropped a level to L2 and L1 respectively.

13/08/2021 by

Be prepared for the heatwave!

An orange weather alert for heat has been issued for Lanzarote for this weekend, Spain’s weather agency AEMET has announced. Orange is the second-highest level of alert, and means that citizens are advised to “be prepared” for extreme weather conditions.

13/08/2021 by

Eyes on the skies

Tonight is the best time to see the Perseids – the annual display of shooting stars known in Mediterranean countries as “St Laurence’s Tears”, because they occur around the feast day of that saint. And if you believe in making a wish when you see a shooting stars, tonight’s the night you can wish the night away.

12/08/2021 by

“No more Level 2!”

The Mayor of Arrecife, Astrid Pérez, has called on the Canarian Government to return Lanzarote to Level 1 tomorrow, and has claimed that keeping the island in Level 2 is “unjustifiable.”

11/08/2021 by

Surviving the storm

Indian Delights celebrates its first birthday this August and if you know the restaurant, you’ll know that the anniversary is going to be celebrated in fine style. But that year has been a tough, worrying and challenging one for every business on Lanzarote. How Indian Delights survived is a lesson for everyone.

10/08/2021 by

Energy bill delay

Thousands of Canarian households face electricity bills that have accumulated over three months, after Endesa has failed to bill them on a monthly basis.

10/08/2021 by

Mouse house

San Bartolomé revealed the arrival of a world-famous celebrity resident earlier this week, whose home is open for the public to view.

06/08/2021 by