Individual outdoor sports are likely to be permitted at some point in the first half of May, according to Spanish government sources. Meanwhile, the Canarian Government will suggest that exercise should be allowed from 6am to 9am in the morning.  Fernando…

When it comes to house and building fires, the Canaries is the safest region of Spain. That’s because a large proportion of dangerous and fatal blazes in Spain are caused by faulty heating systems, and there is simply less need for heating…

The Canarian Government's emergency committee will meet tomorrow to formulate a proposal on how the islands can exit the lockdown, following Pedro Sánchez's recognition of the need for “different responses” in Spain's regions. Addressing…

Spanish President Pedro Sánchez will today inform regional leaders of his intention to extend Spain's State of Alarm for a further two weeks, until 9th May. Sánchez also indicated that, from the date of the third extension period beginning…

38,000 households in the Canaries will receive emergency payments ranging from €367 to €478 to  help see them through the month of May. The Canarian emergency payments were announced by Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres and Social…

“Nothing has changed on Lanzarote, because there are places in the world that will always be special”.  This is the message of #LOVELanzarote,  a video created by Lanzarote's Tourist Board that has already been shared over 200,000 times…

The Hospiten Group are operating a free video-consultation service for all their patients. Launched on April 9th, the service is open to everyone with clinical records at the Hospiten and allows you to resolve medical doubts from the…

557 coronavirus tests have been carried out on Lanzarote during the coronavirus crisis, with a further 73 tests performed on patients already confirmed to have the virus, in order to find out whether they have recovered. 538 of these…

The Canarian Government has rejected the idea of the islands being used as a testing ground for experiments in lifting the lockdown. Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres (right) in a meeting with the Emergency Health Committee The…

Spain's Health Ministry has commissioned a working group to report on the possibilities of releasing lockdown restrictions on children, in response to increasing concerns about the physical and psychological effects of long-term confinement. Throughout…

The sounds of building and construction are likely to be heard around the island again as hundreds of non-essential workers returned to work after two weeks of confinement. The non-essential workers were ordered to stay at home two weeks ago,…

In an interview with El Pais, Spain's Industry and Tourism Minister, Reyes Maroto, has recognised the impact that COVID 19 has had on the tourism sector. “It hit tourism earlier and harder, and tourism will be the last sector to emerge from…

In the seventh 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. OMAR SHARIF - MYSTERIOUS ISLAND This Spanish TV series starring Omar Sharif was later…

Streets full of mascarillas (masks) is a sight that Lanzarote only usually sees at carnival time, but it could soon become a feature of everyday life as Spain slowly starts to leave the lockdown. The Spanish government yesterday changed…