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Lanzarote Will Bounce Back!

This issue of Gazette Life magazine is unlike any that have come before. For years, we’ve prided ourselves on getting our magazine to you every single month without fail. Sometimes, circumstances such as bad weather have meant it arrived…

Plastics Ban

The Canaries decision to ban single use plastics from 1st January next year is a welcome initiative, but how far does it really go in addressing the problem? Last month the Canaries became the first region in Spain to announce a ban…

Skeleton Cave

The discovery of 72 skeletons in a cave in Gran Canaria has been hailed as the “archeological find of the century”. The cave was first located by members of the archeological association El Legado, who used drone technology to explore…

Lanzarote’s Superbowl

Canarian bowls is the most popular Canarian traditional sport. So last month the Gazette’s Shaun Addison and Sabrina Suppers enjoyed the atmosphere at one of the island’s biggest bowling events. Every Wednesday afternoon, the Albergue…

Bowling Brits

Bowling isn’t just popular among Canarians. Every Wednesday lunchtime, groups of British expats gather at the Teleclub de Mácher to play a few informal rounds on the covered cancha there. The restaurant provides the bowls, and serves…

Playa del Paso

Most people come to the little town of El Golfo to do two things: dine in one of the fine seafood restaurants there, or look at the stunning green lagoon that lies just west of the town. But a smaller group of visitors, usually dressed in hiking…

Cancellations Galore

This month’s Easter celebrations and Volcano Triathlon, and the island’s biggest sporting event – the Lanzarote Ironman – are among the huge amount of events that have been cancelled, suspended or postponed by the coronavirus crisis.…

Rush for Pasta

The days leading up to the lockdown saw a spate of panic buying on Lanzarote, as supermarkets were stripped of basic necessities such as water, pasta, eggs and rice. Although panic-buying was nowhere near as widespread as it has been…

Fobos Returns

Fobos, one of César Manrique’s most impressive “wind toys” has been returned to its rightful place at the Tahiche roundabout. Photo: Cabildo de Lanzarote The structure of intricate silvery globes overlooks the site where Manrique…

Homes for Heroes

The El Coral Apartments in Los Pocillos have been chosen by the Cabildo to temporarily accommodate health workers fighting the coronavirus outbreak on Lanzarote. Cabildo President María Dolores Corujo announced the decision after use…