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What’s On This Weekend on Lanzarote?

Keep in touch with what’s happening on Lanzarote this weekend.

What’s On This Weekend on Lanzarote?

Keep in touch with what’s happening on Lanzarote this weekend.

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Fake news as 90-day deadline approaches

As the 90-day deadline approaches for non-resident British citizens in Spain, an article that has been widely shared on social media has made suspicious and unsubstantiated claims about the intentions of the Spanish authorities.

Vaccinations up as Lanzarote holds steady

The Canaries continue to break vaccination records, administering 11,500 jabs throughout the islands on Friday. Until now, 274,777 people have received at least one dose, and almost 200,000 have been fully immunised.

Women’s work

We visited the current exhibition dedicated to Lanzarote's rural and coastal women at the Casa Amarilla in Arrecife's city centre and discovered a fascinating and thought-provoking glimpse at a not-too-distant way of life that seems unimaginable now.

Fish farm fury

Island authorities and ecologists have condemned the Canarian Fishing Department’s approval of the detailed planning of a proposed fish farming area measuring more than 9 kilometres, which lies a couple of kilometres off the shores of Puerto del Carmen, Playa Honda and Arrecife.

Easter fortnight restrictions

From tomorrow, 26th March, until the 9th April, special restrictions will apply on the Canary Islands and throughout Spain. These have been introduced mainly to reduce travel and avoid the risk of family gatherings.

Spain lifts UK travel ban

Spain will lift its three-month travel ban on flights from the UK on March 30th, it was announced yesterday.

Help for business and the self-employed

Many business owners will already be aware that the Canarian Government is providing several millions of Euros worth of assistance for small and medium-sized businesses, and self-employed workers who have been adversely affected by the Covid crisis.

Noise annoys

The Canarian government has agreed to install soundproof panels on the Arrecife ring road in an attempt to cut down noise pollution in the neighbourhood of San Francisco Javier.

Insect time

Sightings of ladybirds, moths and locusts are another result of the rains earlier this year. The swarms aren’t as numerous as in previous years, yet, but this looks like being a bumper year for insects and birds.

Let there be light

Drivers won’t find much difference between the rules on headlight use here in Spain and back home, but it’s always a good idea to revise what’s correct and what could get you a fine.

Vaccination back to normal after AstraZeneca panic

Spain’s brief suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine has disrupted the Canarian vaccination plan, but normal service is expected to return next week, the Canarian Health Minister has announced, adding that a new vaccine will soon be available.

Easter travel freeze

The Canarian Government yesterday announced its special Easter fortnight restrictions that will apply to all the islands from Friday 26th March to Friday 9th April.

Backsliding on Fuerteventura, Tenerife and Gran Canaria

As Lanzarote continues to successfully reduce its Covid figures, the three other largest Canary Islands have been steadily going in the other direction, and are likely to see stricter levels imposed after today's assessment by the Canarian Government.

Teachers next

As Canarian teachers prepare to receive Covid vaccines over the coming weeks, the performance of schools continues to offer hope and encouragement. Currently, of 1,296 classes of all ages on Lanzarote, just four are currently in quarantine because of a suspected contact with an active case.

Keep on swinging!

Paul Kelly reports on how Lanzarote golfers are coping with Covid, and how the greens are greener and the fairways fairer after the rains.