Readers’ Letters – October 2025

Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the October edition.

Readers are reminded that views and comments expressed within the Ed’s Postbag page are those of the contributors and may not necessarily reflect the opinions or standpoint of our staff. It should also be noted that we are an independent publication free from political persuasion or governmental censorship.

HUNTING CORRECTION

Your article Hunting Season on P.22 says hunting is permitted on Thursdays and Sundays. However, they are also allowed to hunt on fiesta days, of which there are (too) many.

My dogs generally have to stay indoors on Thursdays, Sundays and fiestas. Some hunters arrive very early. Others are still there as dusk approaches. They park at the bottom of Las Majadas then wander up, sometimes carrying guns even when shooting is not allowed.

They ignore the fact that they are not allowed to come within 100m of my house and come right up to my wall.  

Many times, I have experienced exhausted, injured, and thirsty podencos jumping or clambering into my garden looking for water, help and, sometimes, just protection.

They are the sweetest, gentle dogs. Starved and fed, in the main, on stale rolls with an old paint tin with revolting water in it. I have also seen dead mice and rats in the tins, but they will still not eat their prey.

Best wishes, Jilly Simmons

TIPPING POINT

Dear Ed,

Thanks for your article on the recycling centre at Zonzamas. My neighbour told me not to bother separating rubbish as it’s all a con and goes into landfill, so it’s good to read that that’s not true.

What I don’t understand is the people who dump mattresses or old microwaves next to the containers. It makes the street look terrible, and it’s just as illegal as fly tipping. I read that they had installed cameras to detect the person who was setting light to containers so maybe they could use them to fine a few of these people, too?

Yours, J.D, Playa Blanca

WHERE ARE THE SUNBEDS?

I’ve just returned from a 10-day holiday in Costa Teguise with my daughter and three-year-old grandson. We enjoyed ourselves but if we had known before that there weren’t any sunbeds we’d have probably booked elsewhere.

We love the beach, but sunbeds are really useful for someone my age with mobility issues, and also for a young mum so we ended up by the hotel pool for most of our stay.

Lanzarote depends on tourists, so why doesn’t it make sure things are ready for them? I don’t know whether we’ll be back.

Kay Broughton, Leeds

Ed: You’re right, Kay. It’s like inviting someone to dinner then not giving them a knife and fork. Add it to the list of broken beach showers, damaged decking and closed toilets.