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The Leaky Finders working in harmony with your insurance company

When water appears where it definitely shouldn’t, the panic is instant. The advice you actually need? Probably not what you’d expect from us.

The Leaky Finders working in harmony with your insurance company

When water appears where it definitely shouldn’t, the panic is instant. The advice you actually need? Probably not what you’d expect from us.

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5 new flight destinations from Lanzarote

Five airline companies are adding new destinations to their winter operations from Lanzarote.

Volcano update

The volcano on La Palma continues to emit lava, which has once again reached the sea at Playa Los Guirres, just to the south of where the first lava flow tumbled off a cliff into the ocean on 29th September.

€390,000 to restore Las Bolas bridge and Castillo de San Gabriel

The €390,000 investment will go towards changes to the bridge and surrounding area, along with new lights to be installed.

Staff shortages in tourism and construction

Tourism and construction federations on Lanzarote have warned that the island lacks qualified workers to cover the island's necessities, partly as a result of people leaving the island during the pandemic.

70% fewer tourists compared to 2019

Lanzarote recorded 70% fewer tourists in the first 9 months of this year, compared to figures from 2019.

Tackling gender violence

The Lanzarote Cabildo and Canarian Goverment continue to collaborate efforts towards stopping gender violence.

The Arrecife goverment to spend €4.5 million to clean schools

The €4.5 million will go towards cleaning schools from nurseries to primary schools, and will also increase the number of cleaners in schools.

Tell us what you need!

The Gazette is Lanzarote's most popular English-language publication, and we're never more aware of that when distributing the magazine at the start of the month.

41 Canarian cheeses at World Cheese Awards

41 Canarian cheeses recieved awards at the 23rd edition of the World Cheese Awards last week, which was 18 more cheeses compared to last year.

Child vaccines “not necessary yet”

The head of epidemiology at the Canarian Health Service, Amos García, has said that the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 12 “will depend on the seriousness of the pandemic”.

One of the prettiest towns in Spain

The Villa de Teguise has been classified as one of “the prettiest towns in Spain”.

Marathon cancelled

The Lanzarote International Marathon, which was due to take place on the 5th December, has been cancelled because of the “lack of local police”, according to its director.

Taxi, please!

The Yaiza Ayuntamiento have asked for help with Taxis in the south of the island, as rental car shortages cause increase in Taxi usage.

First assisted deaths on the Canaries

Two residents of the Canaries were the first to be given the option of euthanasia since the law was passed in December last year.

Level 1, but caution urged

All islands on the Canaries continued on Level 1 yesterday, despite infection figures continuing at medium risk (Level 3) on the four most-populated islands.