October in Lanzarote always feels like the secret end to summer. Whilst many people in the UK and Europe are hunkering down for autumn, we are lucky to still have around eight hours of sunshine a day. This was certainly the case last year as we started the month with plenty of blue skies and just a few wispy clouds. Temperature-wise we were above average with highs of 28 and lows of 20. The final week of the month we saw a change, with a little rainfall and clouds rolling in.

Tourists travelling from Germany with TUI  will be subject to “selective and voluntary” screening tests from November, the Canarian Government announced yesterday. The initiative was agreed in a video-conference yesterday, in which…

Congratulations to The Boat Yard, which managed to raise an immense €952.50 for SARA with two charity evenings on the 19th and 26th September. Not content with organising the quiz and the video race night, and offering plenty of enthusiastic…

The furlough schemes that have supported tens of thousands of Canarians through the coronavirus crisis will be extended until the end of January, Spain's Employment Minister Yolanda Díaz  announced yesterday after Spain's Council of Ministers…

German’s main tour operator says customers can make their own minds up, as rapid tests promise to make flying safer. The world’s biggest tour operator, German giant TUI, has announced that it wishes to recommence flights to the Canaries from the 3rd October.

An extraordinary political stand-off has developed between Spain’s socialist-led coalition government and the regional government of Madrid, which is governed by a conservative coalition led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso of the PP (People’s Party). Madrid…

Nine deaths in the Canaries from coronavirus yesterday highlight that the second wave of the virus could still have more bad news in store for the islands.

The Canarian Public health Board has relaxed restrictions on Lanzarote, giving it the “green light” from today, September 26th. This means that restrictions on gatherings of more than 10 people no longer apply. The restrictions also…

The Canaries slowly appear to be getting on top of the second wave of coronavirus infection, but the islands aren’t out of the woods yet, and the tourist sector awaits the results of a vital meeting on Monday.

Cabildo President María Dolores Corujo has confirmed that markets will once again be permitted to open from this weekend onwards. The high infection figures led to special measures being introduced which prohibited public gatherings…

The publication of shocking scenes of animal cruelty at a finca in Tinajo has once again brought animal abuse on Lanzarote to public attention. The animal defence group Ademal yesterday  posted disturbing photos and videos of a…

With 100 days left until the UK's Transition Period with the EU ends on 31st December. Her Majesty's Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott,  has recorded a video message for UK Nationals living in Spain. Click below to view the video. https://www.facebook.com/BritsInSpain/videos/369505450853284 The…

Yesterday’s protest by a local organic farmer highlights how badly-written laws can seriously affect businesses and events that are actually pointing the way to the future.  Arrecife has been a breath of hope in recent weeks.…

Spain’s greatest motorsport driver, Fernando Alonso, will return to Formula 1 next season. The 38-year-old will partner Frenchman Esteban Ocon at Renault following the announcement of Daniel Ricciardo’s departure for McLaren. First…