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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Since 2006 Flower Power Jardines s.l. advises you in all questions around your garden. In our garden centre you will find plants such as shrubs, flowers, fruit and olive trees, herbs, but also garden decorations such as pots, Buddhas,…

The Guardia Civil have reminded motorists about the rules for overtaking cyclists - a very frequent occurrence on Lanzarote's roads. The Guardia Civil have reminded drivers that they must keep a distance of 1.5 metres between their car…

Canarian business representatives have strongly criticised the Spanish government's four stage plan to leave the lockdown, and have stressed that it must guarantee the continuance of ERTE (furlough) schemes to ensure that many businesses survive. The…

Spain's President Pedro Sánchez yesterday announced a four-stage plan for leaving the lockdown. The plan should last from six to eight weeks. Sánchez said the aim of the plan was to “to get Spain going again while protecting the health…

Spanish, British and Irish sport lovers are united in mourning for Michael Robinson, the ex-footballer and TV presenter whose death of skin cancer at the age of 61 was announced today. Robinson was once the most expensive teenage footballer…

Spain's Health Minister, Salvador Illa, has asked regional authorities to  propose fixed time-slots during which different groups of people may leave their homes. The idea of time slots is being considered after fears among experts…

How do I catch coronavirus? Coronavirus is transmitted by saliva or mucus from an infected person. It can be picked up in the air, on hands or skin, or on surfaces that have been exposed to droplets of infected material. To stop transmission,…