Every town in Lanzarote has a football team, and many have several. One of the most inspiring things about the sport on Lanzarote is the way that everyone gets involved. First published in Gazette Life, May 1st 2020. While bigger…

We’ve been publishing reports from the Las Palmeras Golf Society for a few months now, so, with the greens and fairways deserted until further notice, we thought it was a good time to let Secretary Jean-Francois Crinquand tell us a little…

Today, the Canaries have entered Phase 1 of the Spanish government's lockdown exit plan, which extends the amount of permitted activities considerably. For the first time in eight weeks it is possible to have a coffee or meal on a restaurant…

Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres has outlined a three-stage plan to reestablish tourism on the islands, opening them up firstly to inter-island tourism; secondly to Spanish visitors and finally, reestablishing international flights. Torres…

The Lanzarote Musicians Unite online concert, which will take place tomorrow, Sunday, 10th May at 12 noon has already raised an astonishing €22,000 for Emerlan. Organised by David Timmons and Joey Bracken , two Lanzarote-based Irish…

The Canaries were yesterday granted permission to enter Phase 1 of the Spanish government's four-phase plan from Monday.  Lanzarote, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and La Palma will now join La Graciosa , El Hierro and La Gomera in…

The balcony is the only outdoor space many Spaniards have, so let’s have a closer look at how this fixture has become so important to a nation, and how that has been even more true in recent weeks. The most famous balcony in literature…

The lockdown offers the perfect opportunity to give up smoking once and for all. It’s never easy, but you may find that this is just the right time to tackle it. Why give up smoking during the lockdown? For many people this is a stressful…

Spain's National Research Council has declared that the risk of infection in the sea or in swimming pools is “highly unlikely.” The Council's findings could influence the government's rules on entering Phase 1 of the lockdown exit strategy,…

Despite the lockdown, Spain’s tax season is already under way and will really hit its stride this month. Given that 70% of Spanish taxpayers see some kind of rebate, it’s also going to provide some much-needed income for many people at…

Hairdressers are open once again, so yesterday Gazette designer Sabrina Suppers broke out of lockdown to get her hair cut at Sculpture Salon in Puerto del Carmen. Since last Monday, hairdressers and beauty salons have been able to open…

Spain's President Pedro Sánchez has succeeded in extending the state of alarm for a further two weeks until the 24th May.  Sánchez managed to win 178 votes in Spain's congress of deputies – two more than were required to pass the measure. The…

Although the lockdown has been a worrying and stressful time for many, others have been surprised at how close it has brought them to family, friends and, not least, their own pets. Before the lockdown, your pet probably enjoyed a fairly…

Regular readers will already be familiar with the poems of John Leppard. John's been away for a while with an illness, but returned to the island in March and soon found himself under lockdown. First published in Gazette Life, May 1st…