Entries by Gazette Life

Season’s Greetings!

UD Lanzarote will begin their 50th Anniversary season after only being permitted to play two pre-season friendlies as well as being forbidden to train all together as a group. Ian Lane reports… First published in Gazette Life, November 1st 2020. These have not been easy times for any clubs; however, teams in Tenerife, Gran Canaria […]

Yaiza’s Belén is coming back

In a year that’s seen an almost complete paralysis of Lanzarote’s cultural life, the news that Yaiza’s nativity scene will return in December is a welcome sign of normality.

72 cents a mask

No one in Spain should pay more than 72 cents for a basic surgical face mask, after the Spanish government introduced a law setting a maximum price for these items on Monday.

Antigen tests: what’s the problem?

Recent laws passed by the Spanish and Canarian governments have introduced compulsory testing into both territories for the first time, but the elevated cost of PCR tests has caused many to call for the inclusion of cheap, rapid antigen tests in the law.

Getting out of the red

The Canaries continuing good performance in tackling the coronavirus means that the islands could soon be removed from the list of red “at-risk” regions in the European Centre for Disease Control’s (ECDC) traffic-light map.

Why migrants risk their lives

A report in El País newspaper has examined some of the reasons for why thousands of young Moroccans, and an increasing number of Senegalese, are risking their lives to get to the Canary Islands.

Moving in the right direction

Driving on the right hand side of the road can be a worrying transition for visitors arriving from the UK or Ireland (or Thailand, Japan, India or Australia). Here’s how to switch sides painlessly.

Your Photos, Your Story – Christmas Edition!

We want to hear your stories! Every month we ask our readers to submit photos of the island along with a story. The images don’t have to be professional or taken with an expensive camera. Do you want to see your photo featured on its very own page, alongside an interview in December’s Gazette Life […]