Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa yesterday explained that the rise in outbreaks in the country was “a different situation to the one in March and April”. Illa stated that there were currently 412 active outbreaks involving 4,870…

Smoking should be forbidden on outdoor terraces and other communal areas as a measure to stop the spread of coronavirus, a public health commission organised by Spain’s Health Ministry has recommended. First published in Gazette Life,…

Pedro Sánchez, the president of Spain’s government,  will spend the start of his summer holidays on Lanzarote with his family. Sánchez, who recently  broke diplomatic tradition by openly describing the UK government’s decision…

Sooner or, preferably, later, you’ll need to use Lanzarote’s Dr. José Molina Orosa hospital. Here’s how… Emergencies The Urgencias (Emergency) department of the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital in Arrecife is the first…

Questions still exist about the reasons why the UK Foreign Office's advice for travellers was altered on Monday evening to state that the Canary islands were unsafe for travel. The Canaries and Balearics had previously been specifically excluded…

Spain’s prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has described the UK government’s decision to introduce quarantine restrictions on arrivals from Spain as “an error.” The continuing fiasco of the British government’s decision to impose…

Traditional Indian Biryani, Authentic Indian Curry Dishes, Tandoori Grill, Vegan options and a huge range of drinks including spectacular cocktails. The New Indian Delights restaurant promises to make dining out in Playa Blanca an even more…

The British government’s decision to introduce mandatory 14-day quarantine restrictions on all visitors returning from Spain has been greeted with a huge wave of anger from tourists, residents and the travel industry. Hundreds of thousands…

The United Kingdom’s shock decision yesterday to remove Spain from the list of countries exempted from quarantine requirements is paradoxical, illogical, crude and hugely destructive.  It is paradoxical because the Foreign Office…

The UK Government will review its list of travel corridors on Monday, and the idea of regional air bridges may provide hope for prospective holidaymakers and relatively safe tourist areas of Spain that have been affected by crude, national…

Spain’s Traffic Department (DGT) has issued a special warning to motorcyclists to take extra care following the exit from the lockdown, after an unprecedented rise in fatal accident involving motorcycles. First published in Gazette…

The Canarian Health Service has launched a shocking new video that warns islanders not to let their guard down against coronavirus at family reunions. Titled “The Last Gift”, the video shows a birthday party for a grandfather with…

The lockdown meant that there was a pause in the usual parade of rolled-over vehicles on Lanzarote’s news pages, but late May and early June saw tumbling cars once again. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. Rollovers…

Spain’s Nissan plants in Catalonia will close with the loss of 3,000 jobs, after the Japanese manufacturer went into the red following the coronavirus crisis. First published in Gazette Life, July 1st 2020. The closure had been…