Canarian health workers have appealed for greater protective measures, after figures show that they are particularly vulnerable to contracting the coronavirus. 20% of all coronavirus cases on the Canaries are health workers, a figure…

Spain's President, Pedro Sánchez, has announced that non-essential workers must stay in their homes for the next two weeks, in an attempt to stem the spread of coronavirus. From Monday 30th March until April 9th, there will be no non-essential…

An 80-year old Lanzarote woman became the third coronavirus fatality on the island yesterday. She was also the first victim not to have any pre-existing health issues, although her age would have placed her in a vulnerable group. Both…

Daylight Saving Time in the Canaries is exactly the same as it is in the UK and it begins at 2 am on the morning of Sunday March 29th, so don't forget to set your clocks forward an hour tonight. The bad news is that you'll lose an hour…

In the fourth edition of our new series, we take a look at some of this island’s most famous and memorable appearances on film, TV and video. DR. WHO: PLANET OF FIRE The universe's most famous Time Lord last turned up on Lanzarote…

Lanzarote registered its second coronavirus death on Thursday, an 80-year old British resident who passed away in the Hospital Molina Orosa. 24 cases of coronavirus have been registered on Lanzarote so far, with that figure rising…

Pedro Sánchez has succeeded in extending Spain's lockdown until the 12th April in a vote last night in Congress. Meanwhile, the Canarian President has replaced health councillor Teresa Cruz following criticism of her management. Although…

As Lanzarote tackled the coronavirus, the name of one man was in the local news all the time, despite the fact that he died more than 50 years ago. However, there’s no better time to remember Dr José Molina Orosa, the man who the island’s…

Lanzarote experienced its first coronavirus death yesterday. The victim, who passed away in Arrecife's Dr Molina Orosa Hospital, was described as a 71-year old German man who lived in the municipality of Yaiza. Lanzarote's Cabildo and the Ayuntamiento…

In the third edition of our new series, we take a look at some of this island’s most famous and memorable appearances on film, TV and video. BLACK MIRROR: USS CALLISTER Charlie Brooker's acclaimed Netflix series came to Lanzarote…

A convoy of around 30 police cars and emergency vehicles paraded the streets of Arrecife on Monday evening in tribute to the work of health workers on the island. The parade passed along the seafront before heading to the Dr José Molina Orosa…

Over the next few days members of the Gazette team, and others, will be sharing their thoughts on the lockdown. First up is our Head Designer Carla Sylvester, currently cooped up in Costa Teguise with her one-year-old son. What are…

The lockdown in Spain will be extended for another 15 days once the Spanish congress votes for the measure this Wednesday. The President of Spain's national government, Pedro Sánchez, spoke to the President's of the autonomous communities…

In the second edition of our new series, we take a look at some of this island's most famous and memorable appearances on film, TV and video. ENEMY MINE German film makers such as Werner Herzog and Volker Schlöndorff journeyed…