The Canarian Health Service now has the equipment and experience to carry out life-saving heart transplants, and has already successfully performed two operations. In the last two months, the Hospital Doctor Negrín in Las Palmas de…

A baby died after being born on a patera (boat used by immigrants) travelling from the Moroccan coast to Lanzarote on 8th January. The boat, which contained 40 people, was detected 15 nautical miles west of the coast of Lanzarote and…

Christopher's daughter Jessica Fenner writes: Christopher John Markham David was born on the 24th October 1926 in Eastbourne, England and died on the 26th December 2019 in Lanzarote, Spain, aged 93 years old. Widower of Gill David,…

The Devil’s Chasm, a volcanic shaft in Timanfaya, has been confirmed as the deepest of its type in the world after a terrifying and gruelling descent by a mixed team of cavers from Lanzarote and The Netherlands. Laurens Smets, surveyor on…

Celebrating five years of business this month, Daniel and Anita at Mióptica have made their opticians in Playa Blanca the first choice for plenty of residents and visitors, and it's not hard to see why. Combining professionalism with…

Happy eighth anniversary to Veterinario Los Charcos! Gazette Life readers, especially those in Costa Teguise, know all about Nerea and Dani at Veterinario Los Charcos by now. That's because if you're a pet owner in Costa Teguise, you…

La Tegala is not only one of the architectural marvels of the island – a truly modern and imaginative building overlooking the main road through Mácher – but it's also been a special place to dine for several years. This month…

Congratulations to Dailos Perdomo, the outrageously talented young chef whose Liken Restuarant at Marina Rubicón, Playa Blanca, has been nominated for a Que Bueno! Canarias Heineken award in the Best Restaurant Project category. Recognition…

Why hasn’t this lovely dog found a home yet? Boomer, born in July 2010, is a small/medium mixed-breed who has been in SARA since June 2018. He’ll need someone to devote the time and love to build relationships as he has to learn…

A vivid, multicoloured type-print of flavours and textures on a plate, Antonio Chicón's "all-terrain" fruit salad is the perfect celebratory dish for a St Valentine's dinner, a wedding feast or a carnival battery-charger. The salad…

Every new year, the Spanish government prints a list of municipalities which are due to revise the estimated values of registered properties for tax purposes, and in 2020 it’s Yaiza’s turn. The catastro (register) is an important…

After passing the halfway mark of the season the Rojillos (The Reds) are in 14th spot and only three points clear of the relegation positions in the Tercera Division (Fourth Tier). Lanzarote have only been defeated five times in this…

Coach Ian Kerr reports on the healthy youth rugby scene that can be found every Saturday morning at Playa Honda. The Christmas festivities meant a pause in the calendar for the Lanzarote Rugby School. However, with the New Year and…

Road traffic deaths in Spain fell by 7.6% to 1,098 in 2019, despite an increase in the amount of cars and journeys across the nation. 4,398 people overall required hospital attention after an accident. Spain’s Interior Minister, Fernando…