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Bike Sensations Unveils New Fleet: Triathlon Machines & E-Bikes Now in Store

If your Lanzarote holiday dreams involve two wheels, wind in your hair, and unparalleled island exploration, we have some thrilling news. Bike Sensations, your trusted cycling hub in Puerto del Carmen, has just supercharged its fleet with state-of-the-art triathlon bikes and a new range of top-quality e-bikes, available for rental now.

Bike Sensations Unveils New Fleet: Triathlon Machines & E-Bikes Now in Store

If your Lanzarote holiday dreams involve two wheels, wind in your hair, and unparalleled island exploration, we have some thrilling news. Bike Sensations, your trusted cycling hub in Puerto del Carmen, has just supercharged its fleet with state-of-the-art triathlon bikes and a new range of top-quality e-bikes, available for rental now.
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The Earth Moves

The appearance of a sinkhole near Los Hervideros and a landslide on the cliffs of Famara serve as a reminder of the constantly shifting nature of Lanzarote's geology.
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Spain exits the third wave

It is now clear that Spain, the Canaries and Lanzarote have all passed the peak of the third wave of Covid infections that was caused by the Christmas holidays.
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Calima time

The Canarian Government has issued a yellow weather warning for calimas and high winds for today and tomorrow, as the islands see easterly winds from the Sahara desert.
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Tracing the virus

Las Palmas province, which consists of Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, currently has the best tracing record of all Spanish provinces. 82.8 % of all new cases of Covid-19 have been successfully traced to identified outbreaks of the virus – a figure high enough to be classed as “minimum risk” level.
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Deciding the Levels

The Canarian Government decided to keep Lanzarote in Level 4 on Thursday – the highest of its four levels that dictate curfew times, closing hours, maximum numbers of people in gatherings and other measures. But how is this decision arrived at?
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No change from Level 4

No surprise yesterday, as the Canarian Government decided to extend the Level 4 restrictions on Lanzarote for another week, as well as introduce special precautions on all the Canary Islands to prevent gatherings during carnival week.
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The last tournament

Last year, when lockdown rules prevented us from distributing the magazine, Gazette Life went exclusively online for three months. In the first of those digital issues, we ran a piece about a visit to one of the most popular sporting events on the island - the Bola Canaria Torneo de Abuelos Conejeros (The Lanzarote Grandparents' Canarian Bowls Tournament).
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Carnival risk

After witnessing the clear effect that Christmas and New Year parties had on the amount of Covid cases, Canarian officials are now addressing the next risk: carnival, and are unlikely to lift any of the State of Alarm measures affecting the islands later today.
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GuardianCovid launched in Tías

Tías Council has introduced a “GuardianCovid” line where citizens can anonymously report any activities that increase the risk of coronavirus transmission.
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A shot in the arm

Vaccination is the great hope of 2021 – the key to kicking Covid-19 out and returning to something approaching the normality we lived in until March 2020. Everything from major national economies to the ability to hug a loved relative depends on getting this right, and the Canaries seem to be off to a good start so far.
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Arrecife Local Police investigated

The Ayuntamiento of Arrecife is waiting for an official report from the Chief of Local Police before deciding on the future of two Local Police officers who can be seen punching suspects in a video that rapidly went viral on Sunday.
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Virtual carnival

With gatherings currently limited to two people on Lanzarote, it’s no surprise that the carnival parades, which were due to start on 15th February in Arrecife, have all been cancelled. However, the Cabildo’s Casa Amarilla has just launched a virtual exhibition that celebrates some of the most iconic sights of the island’s biggest street party.
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Weather Watch February

February 2020 brought the biggest, heaviest calima dust cloud in over 20 years covering the island with dust and sand brought over with the easterly winds.
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Vaccine queue-jumpers ordered to resign

The PSOE, which is the majority governing party in Spain and the Canaries, has demanded the immediate resignation of Susana Machín, the Health Councillor for La Palma’s Cabildo, and two other councillors after they were discovered to have received Covid vaccines before their allotted turn.
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Massive Canarian vaccine plan

An old man stands outside Tías Health Centre, clearly furious as he demands to know when he’ll get his Covid vaccine. “I feel neglected” he tells the attendant, loudly but politely “It’s like a fourth-world country.” Later, he explains he’s 73 years old, with diabetes, heart trouble and other conditions, and is tired of the promises of the Canarian Government.
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