Spain's council of ministers has finally announced that the ERTE (furlough) schemes for companies affected by the coronavirus crisis will be extended until the end of September. Assistance for the self-employed will also be extended to the…

Driving licences that expired during the State of Alarm established by the Spanish government will remain valid until 60 days after it is over, the Traffic Department (DGT) has announced. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. Several…

As new clusters of coronavirus appear in various localities of Spain, the Canarian government has denied that its recent increase in cases is a new outbreak. A week after Spain left lockdown and entered the “new normality”, …

Lanzarote islanders are most worried about housing, unemployment and health, according to the results of  a new survey of public attitudes issued by the Cabildo's statistics departments, which was presented by Education and Citizen's Participation…

Last C-19 case on Lanzarote discharged The discharge of the last active case of coronavirus on Lanzarote yesterday means that the island is currently “Covid-free”, with no active cases nor official presence of the virus. The…

After twelve weeks on the bench, top flight football is back in Spain and there’s likely to be plenty of on-screen action all summer. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. Football’s role in the spread of coronavirus…

Yesterday, Gazette editor Shaun Addison took a Covid-19 test at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital without having to get out of his car. I've been awaiting a minor operation for a few months, but the coronavirus crisis put a temporary…

The Cabildo has reminded islanders that a special service is available for the rescue and treatment of injured wild animals. First published in Gazette Life, June 1st 2020. In early May, a video of a turtle rescue in Playa Honda…

Lanzarote has appeared in a new advertisement produced by the Spanish government to promote domestic tourism. The advertisement, which was introduced by President Pedro Sánchez last Thursday, begins with images of a bar opening its…

The coronavirus crisis has proved to be an exceptionally busy time for the British embassy and Consular network in Spain. Only a few months after the collapse of Thomas Cook led to the biggest repatriation effort since the war, tourism effectively…

The Canarian councillor in charge of Public Works, Sebastian Franquis, has announced that the extension works on Playa  Blanca's harbour are progressing far better than expected and could be terminated before the scheduled date of December…

No coronavirus on Lanzarote There are now no positive cases of Covid-19 on Lanzarote, after the young migrant who was the last remaining positive case on the island tested negative yesterday and was discharged. He was one of 144…

There were emotional scenes at Lanzarote's  Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital yesterday as a 69-year-old woman was discharged 81 days after being admitted for coronavirus. She entered hospital on 31st March, was placed in Intensive Care two days…

On June 25th,  the ”Hound Dogs” - Martin Bambrough, Lee Dutton, Simon Doolan and James O'Toole- will set off on their sponsored trek all the way round Lanzarote – a 200 mile journey they hope to finish in four days. The guys are…