Entries by Gazette Life

Jet2 postpone return again

Jet2, the principal airline connecting the Canaries with the UK , has extended its cancellation of flights and holidays for another two weeks, until 31st October.

Getting Back On Our Feet

All around the world, economies have been hit hard by the Covid pandemic. Lanzarote’s is no exception, so a visit to the Chamber of Commerce in Arrecife offers a welcome glimpse of a building full of people working hard and productively to try and steer businesses through these tough times.

Working on the web

When the lockdown put an end to Janet Harper’s Spanish language classes in March, she decided to get online and hasn’t looked back since. We chatted to her.

Let it rain!

Lanzarote farmers will be praying that forecasts of rain later today, which have caused the Canarian Government to issue a general warning, will materialise after a second consecutive year of drought conditions on the island.

Lanzarote beats second wave

Lanzarote has controlled the “second wave” of late august and early September, and there are encouraging signs that the Canaries and Spain as a whole are also managing to flatten the curve.

Lanzarote’s new look

The Rojillos go into the 2020/21 season with a special new shirt to honour the 50 years of Unión Deportiva Lanzarote – a shirt that also happens to be the perfect souvenir of Lanzarote, whether you’re a footie fan or not.

Mask Wars

Two women were booted off a flight from Lanzarote to Barcelona on 4th September when they refused to wear face masks.