Now that the hot summer season is upon us, it’s a good time to remind everyone about the importance of drinking water to keep hydrated.

The guideline is to drink at least 8 x 8 ounce glasses a day which is approximately 2 litres a day. You shouldn’t wait to feel thirsty before you drink, it’s best to get into a routine of drinking water regularly throughout the day.

Did you know that drinking water can help you to lose weight? It’s also important to help maintain your temperature and lubricate your joints, as well as making you go to the loo to remove waste.

Signs of dehydration include:

Urine that is darker in colour than usual, or a little amount

A dry mouth read more »

Following on from my previous article on registering a new born baby in the Spanish system, another important thing to do is to organise your maternity or paternity leave. Both I and my fiancée are employed by other people, so I know how it works from that perspective, but I'm afraid I can´t explain how to do it if you are self-employed. read more »

Our guest writer Stuart has some news!

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The first pet crematorium in the island will be operational shortly.

The only legal option to deal with a deceased pet until now was to leave your vet to organise with disposing of the pet's remains and our understanding is that they end up in the dump. Burying them in a field or even in your private garden is apparently illegal! If any one wanted to have their pet cremated the nearest place they would do it was in Las Palmas.

This has now changed thanks to two young entrepreneurs from Lanzarote Juan Reguilón Sainz and Eduardo González Miranda who had been considering the idea of this much needed service for the last few years. A couple of years ago they sat and looked at the figures more seriously. Finally the actual setting up of the business started in August last year and after a lot of planning and red-tape they are pretty much ready to roll it out. read more »

We asked Ann from Jennifer Cunningham to let us know about the latest offers they have for readers.

Jennifer Cunningham´s office in Tias re-opened in November last year. Still located on Calle Libertad, Jackie and Ann are available Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm on 928 091 427.

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Wendy has a new Absolute Beginners Line Dancing class! You can read all about Wendy’s classes and the fun everyone has here: Line Dancing Lanzarote.

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Losing a loved one is always difficult, but when it happens in a foreign country the practicalities of dealing with the local customs and procedures can seem even more daunting.

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