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We’ll meet again

Social meetings of up to 10 people are likely to be permitted from May 11th, after the Spanish government altered it's four stage plan for leaving the lockdown yesterday. As part of the initial Phase 1 of the lockdown exit strategy,…

Lockdown Language

You’ve got time on your hands, so why not use it to learn the local language? All over Spain, and even in the barrios of Lanzarote, you can see posters decorated with rainbows in windows or hanging from balconies. The idea for this…

Wildlife Celebrates Lockdown Peace

While the lockdown has been bitter for many humans, it has been good news for marine wildlife and the environment on Lanzarote, with killer whales seen leaping off the coast of Costa Teguise and waters virtually undisturbed by boats or humans. The…

The Canarian Covid Mystery

The Canaries are one of the Spanish regions least-affected by COVID 19, and the islands are raring to get back to normality. But how have they escaped so lightly? La Gomera in the Canary Islands was the first place in Spain to record…

SARA Dog of the Month: Dani

Dani is a medium-large labrador mix, born in September 2014. Dani was taken off the Arrecife streets when he was found abandoned and has spent the last five years in a small cage in the Arrecife Perrera, where he was never exercised. Having…

Helping Hands

Hats off to Nadie Sin Comer on Lanzarote, a charitable organisation that is doing wonders to help those who are worst hit by the economic impact of the lockdown. With thousands laid off or sacked, many of those without contracts ineligible…

Masks On Sale

After weeks of unreliable supplies and fluctuating prices, face masks were made available at the majority of Lanzarote's farmacias (chemists shops) on a rationed basis. The masks are of the surgical type, and the Las Palmas College…

Beating the baddies

A new children's book by a Lanzarote writer and artist aims to explain and remember the 2020 lockdown, when children helped to save the world. The coronavirus lockdown is likely to live in our memories for the rest of our lives. But…

Sánchez seeks support for extension

As thousands of islanders headed outside for their first run or walk for seven weeks, Spain's President Pedro Sánchez faces an uphill task marshalling support for a further extension to the state of alarm. In Arrecife, scores of people…

Free at last!

Tomorrow, after 48 days of strict lockdown, most people in Spain will finally be able to leave the house for walks or exercise.  The Spanish Health Minister, Salvador Illa, yesterday announced the time-slots when various groups of people will…