Lanzarote entrepreneurs aren’t resting idle during the lockdown. Doctor Stitch from Teguise, is putting his time to good use creating protective masks for ambulance staff. San Bartolomé fashion designer Oswaldo Machín, who is usually designing stunning wedding dresses at this time of year, has also been creating face masks for social organisations on Lanzarote. Oswaldo […]
A new species of marine snail has been discovered on Lanzarote, living on black coral reefs at a depth of 60 metres. The new species, which measures just 1 mm in length, has been named Rissoella Salasae in honour of Margarita Salas, the respected Spanish biochemist who died on the day the snail was discovered. […]
A man was fined over €2,000 after kissing a local Canarian TV presenter without her consent while she was broadcasting live in February. Canarias TV presenter Raquel Guillán was presenting a piece live to camera at Playa del Reducto when a young man approached her from behind and kissed her on the cheek. When Guillán […]
A 51-year old man was denounced for taking his chicken for a walk in Tinajo on 25th March. A video of the incident went viral on social media, but it wasn’t the only example of people using poor excuses to be on the streets. On 27th March, a man was arrested and fined €720 in […]
This issue of Gazette Life magazine is unlike any that have come before. For years, we’ve prided ourselves on getting our magazine to you every single month without fail. Sometimes, circumstances such as bad weather have meant it arrived late, but it’s always been here eventually, a reliable event in the life of a small […]
The Canaries decision to ban single use plastics from 1st January next year is a welcome initiative, but how far does it really go in addressing the problem? Last month the Canaries became the first region in Spain to announce a ban on single-use plastics. José Antonio Valbuena, Canarian councillor for Ecological Transition and Combatting […]
Jilly Simmons is a Lanzarote resident who has just written and published a vegetarian and vegan cookbook that will be sold in aid of SARA animal shelter. We chatted with her last month.
At the time of writing it’s fair to say that Lanzarote has been comparatively lucky compared to many other parts of Spain and the Canaries. Lanzarote’s first two cases were reported on March 13th, and consisted of a pair of tourists who had arrived from Madrid. The couple had arrived on Tuesday 10th, and the […]
The discovery of 72 skeletons in a cave in Gran Canaria has been hailed as the “archeological find of the century”. The cave was first located by members of the archeological association El Legado, who used drone technology to explore remote and inaccessible crags in the mountainous Guayadeque region of the the island, where other […]
Canarian bowls is the most popular Canarian traditional sport. So last month the Gazette’s Shaun Addison and Sabrina Suppers enjoyed the atmosphere at one of the island’s biggest bowling events. Every Wednesday afternoon, the Albergue de Tegoyo near Tías is invaded by coaches from every corner of the island. Hundreds of older Canarians descend on […]
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