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Round the island for Rikki

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…

How to disinfect a car

On Lanzarote, cars are frequently used by more than one person, and in the “new normality” hygiene will be paramount. If you’re handing a vehicle over to anyone who isn’t in your immediate household, you’re advised (and may be legally…

Rediscover Manrique’s legacy

Lanzarote's Centres of Art, Culture and Tourism will reopen to the public tomorrow, and the event will be marked with ten free open days for all residents of Lanzarote. During  the several weeks of closure in the lockdown the centres…

Liberty Seguros raises over €6,000 for the Paralympic Youth Athletics Promises Team

The Liberty Race is an annual event that takes place all over Spain, raising money for young Paralympic athletes. However, this year, for the first time ever, the Covid-19 epidemic forced organisers to hold the race online. 3,000 individuals…

Tackling the backlog

Waiting lists for surgery at the Dr José Molina Orosa Hospital are 144 days, the second longest on the Canaries after Tenerife's University Hospital. A report by María José Lahora in Diario de Lanzarote shows that waiting lists were…

Golf is back & we love it!

The Las Palmeras Golf Society are in the swing of things again, as golf courses reopen with new health measures in place. Jean-Francois Crinquand reports. On Monday 11th May, most of the golf courses in the Canaries re-opened after two…

Torres admits tests at origin “will not be possible”

Canarian President Ángel Victor Torres appears to have accepted that tests at origin on all tourists to the Canaries are unlikely to happen. He has also admitted that the Canarian government does not have the power to introduce tests on all…

Mario’s Restaurant & Pizzeria

Mario's Restaurant Pizerria in Puerto Del Carmen are reopening! Their provisional opening time will be from 12:00, for any further information don't hesitate to contact them! Plus, they have a brand new website! Check it out, here. Phone:…

Spain to open borders again next Monday

Spain's President Pedro Sánchez has announced that Spain will will open its borders to 30 European nations from next Monday, 21st June. Although the agreement applies primarily to nations in the Schengen area, the Spanish government also confirmed…

The third patient

Lanzarote has spent weeks with a figure of three positive cases of Covid-19, but a closer look at those cases shows that there is still a lot to learn about the disease. Two of the three are recovering in a ward at the Dr José Molina…