Thomas Stockert, originally from Mainz, came to the island to share his knowledge with others, teaching Shiatsu, Sotai and Qi Gong. It wasn't long before he was called to La Santa, Europe's biggest sports hotel. He still works there, and many top athletes now rely on his skill and his golden hands. ...
03/10/2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - The Air Navigation and Airport Association of Spain (AENA) have eliminated free parking at all Canarian airports, including Lanzarote’s Guacimeta airport. Up until this week those collecting or dropping passengers off at the airport could avail of hal...
02/10/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Midfield force Vladimir has been permanently dismissed from the UD Lanzarote playing squad due to a breach of club discipline at the weekend. Defender Carlos Rosa has also been temporarily suspended from the squad after “breaching the internal rules of the club”, accord...
02/10/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - Almost one million unemployed Spaniards have been seeking employment for more than two years, according to a ‘Report on unemployment benefits’, published by UGT.
The lack of opportunities in the labour market means the number of those seeking employmen...
01/10/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG)-The Spanish government has introduced a new scrappage scheme aimed at encouraging motorists to buy a new car and prevent further damage being done to the environment by emissions. The scheme, titled “ Plan de Incentivos al Vehículo Eficiente shortly PIVE”, come...
28/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Vehicle registration on Lanzarote has fallen dramatically in the first eight months of 2012, down nearly 50% compared to figures recorded this time last year. Vehicle registration is recognized as one of the main parameters that are taken into account to measure the level...
28/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - La Agrupación para la Defensa del Paciente Psíquico (Association for the Support of Mentally Ill Patients) ‘El Cribo’, have, in association with the Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Ayuntamiento de Teguise, organised Lanzarote’s very first charity race in aid of mental health...
27/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - Members of both government parties ‘Partido Popular’ and ‘San Borondón’, recently attended a meeting with the President of the Fisherman’s Association, Francisco Rodríguez, to discuss the situation of the unsightly concrete wall surrounding the harbor in Puerto del Carmen...
26/09/2012 Spain (BG) - According to the BBC, at least 20 people have been arrested and more than a dozen injured after violence broke out during a protest in the capital city of Madrid yesterday afternoon. It is understood Spanish police ...
26/09/2012 Lanzarote/Canary Islands (BG) - The Meteorological Agency of the Canary Islands, AEMET, has announced the islands of Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma will be placed on yellow alert tomorrow, Thursday, September 27th, as heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected.
26/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The construction of the new secondary school in Costa Teguise is on schedule and work is expected to be completed by the initial deadline. The school is expected to open its doors in the second quarter of the 2012-2013 school year, the beginning of 2013.
21/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Department of Transport has finalised a contract for the construction of a new bus shelter in Puerto del Carmen, with work to begin in the last quarter of this year. The Cabildo de Lanzarote has revealed the project has been awarded to Lanzagrava S.L. The budget for t...
17/09/2012 Canary Islands/Spain (BG) - A further bombshell could be dropped on the residents of the Canary Islands in the near future as the Spanish government reveal they are considering scrapping, or significantly reducing, air and sea transport discounts afforded to residents of the Canary Island...
14/09/2012 Lanzarote/Great Britain (BG) - British airliner Jet2.com has announced its intention to introduce a new flight from Lanzarote to Manchester in February next year. The new flight, originally scheduled to launch on March 28th of next year, has now been brought forward to February 14th<...
13/09/2012 Spain (BG) - Las Vegas Sands decision to pursue the idea building a mega-casino complex on the outskirts of Madrid has been hailed by Spanish officials as the best break in years for the country’s debt ridden economy. Concerns remain however regarding the projects financing, with some pro...
13/09/2012 Canary Islands/Spain/Ireland (BG) - Ryanair just can’t seem to stay out of the Spanish news lately, and of course, for all the wrong reasons.
Michael O’ Leary, chief executive of the Ryanair, has become so bewildered at the amount of negative press his airline is receiving that he has...
12/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Lanzarote Tourism Board were left perplexed and angry after AENA recently announced they plan to reduce the opening hours of Lanzarote’s Arrecife Airport.
The decision has left many officials on the island confused as the airport was the fifth most profitable airpo...
12/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Cabildo de Lanzarote and the Ayuntamiento de Arrecife have jointly called upon the Port Authority of Las Palmas to immediately cease construction of the concrete fence surrounding Puerto de Naos.
Both bodies would favour an alternative to the two metre wall t...
11/09/2012 Lanzarote (BG) - The Department of Employment of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, headed by Vice President, Joaquín Caraballo, will launch a new training programme aimed at combating unemployment, in October. The project has been approved by the Canarian Employment Service and will be funded b...
11/09/2012 Spain (BG) - Of the 24,500 new cases of cancer set to be diagnosed in Spain in 2012, 5,200 are reported to be in woman, representing an increase of nearly 50% compared to 2006, according to MD Anderson Cancer Centre. The Centre believes this shocking increase is as a result of the fact ma...
