Spain's Public Health Commission yesterday agreed to proceed with third anti-Covid jabs for all citizens over the age of 70. The campaign will commence on the 25th October and vaccinations are likely be combined with this year's flu jab.

The Ayuntamiento of Tías has issued a warning that the Avenida de las Playas – the main seafront road in Puerto del Carmen,- will be closed to traffic from 7 am to 5 pm tomorrow (Wednesday).

The “Versión Original” film screenings at Lanzarote's two main cinemas in Arrecife and Playa Honda return next week, giving residents the chance to see English-language and other films in their original language, with subtitles in Spanish.

A 72-year old woman with pre-existing conditions became the 52nd Covid fatality on Lanzarote yesterday. She was the first Covid fatality on the island since the end of August, and only the second since mid-May.

Thousands of residents on La Palma have been recommended to remain in their homes as air conditions worsen in the areas near the erupting volcano.

For our October magazine we had arranged an interview with a volcano expert at the Cueva de los Verdes and a walk to the Volcán del Cuervo long before another Canary Island started trembling. Then, the day before our final deadline, La Palma erupted.

A volcanic eruption occurred at 3.30 pm on Sunday 19th September on the Canary Island of La Palma. No one was hurt; every person who could be affected has been evacuated and the eruption poses absolutely no danger for anyone on any of the other Canary Islands.

There will be a yellow weather warning in Lanzarote tomorrow, put in place by AEMET.

The carpark opposite the Emergency Department at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife has been closed down for unspecified works, causing more congestion in the hospital area.

Arrecife's Councillor in charge of Commerce, Armando Santana, has announced that the new shopping centre in Arrecife will be ready to open by autumn next year.

Canarians were glued to their televisions last night as lava from the volcano in La Palma finally reached the sea at 11.03 pm, cascading off a 100-metre cliff overlooking the Playa de la Guirre; sending up plumes of black smoke and white steam and forming a pyramid-shaped mound that continues to grow and will reshape the island permanently.

Lanzarote's officially registered tourist accommodation saw occupation levels of over 60% in August – a total of 170,480 tourists that constituted an increase of 21% on the previous month of July, and 19% more than in August of 2020.

The nighborhoods of San Borondón, Marina Alta, Marina Baja and La Condesa have all been locked down given the possibility of the lava reaching the sea.

One week after the volcano in La Palma started to erupt, there is still no sign that its activity will stop any time soon. Meanwhile, the damage and cost of the eruption mounts.