Largest Shopping Centre On Island For Arrecife A new shopping centre is being built on the site of the old canning factory, opposite the city’s sports centre. Building work will take just over two years and the result will be a 32,000 M2 shopping centre with underground parking for 900 cars. Crime Increase Crime in…
Estrella Galicia, makers of one of Spain’s favourites beers, have been holding a competition at Restaurante Amura in Puerto Calero, in a bid to find the best bar people in The Canaries. Competitors were tested on their skills at pulling draft beer, pouring bottled beer and their knowledge of the world of brewing. The winner…
Many years ago, we visited the plot of land that is now Finca de Arrieta with founders Michelle and Tila Braddock. And yesterday, they kindly invited us to join their team at the unveiling of a sculpture to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the first guests staying at the finca. These days, Finca de Arrieta…
Searching for sand Tias Ayuntamiento has commissioned a survey ship to find areas of sand off the coast, which can be dredged up to re-stock the sand on Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen. The town hall are also putting out to tender works to improve the breakwater on the beach in a bid to…
TUI Aircraft Lands Without Flaps A TUI aircraft in bound from Birmingham circled to burn fuel before landing after declaring an emergency because the flaps would not deploy. An aircraft’s flaps increase lift and allow a slow approach – in this case the aircraft had to land at higher than normal speed, so weight was…
The Townhall of Tías is organising a very interesting vintange photography contest where photos must be from before 1986. They can portray scenes of: -La Tiñosa village, the Harbour and the Plaza del Varadero. -Avenida de las Playas -Changes in the landscape due to the development of different areas of Puerto del Carmen -Photos of…
E-Ship Delivers Windmills The E-Ship Enercon 1 delivered new windmills for Lanzarote’s wind farm project to the island this week. Enercon is a “clean energy” ship and has four rotor sails, which connect to the propellors and provide additional motive power. British Tourism In Canaries Up 5.7% This year 5.3 million Brits will have visited…
Three Detained For “Illegal Occupation” In Costa Teguise In a joint operation between local police and Guardia Civil, two properties where squatters were in occupation were raided in Costa Teguise. Three people were detained. The raids took place following 28 complaints received from neighbouring properties. Four More “Mega Windmills” To Arrive Over The Weekend Four…
Julie has been taking amazing images of Lanzarote since the year 2000. Last year, for the first time ever, we released a calendar of her best shots and we were amazed at the demand – the printers could barely keep up! These are some of the reviews the 2017 calendar had: “A really good…
Cadiz to Lanzarote Ferry Problems The ferry Albayzin, which does the run from Cadiz to The Canaries each week ran into mechanical problems last week, stranding more than 200 passengers for 3 days, many with their cars. A few days later, it was announced that the company, Trasmediterannea, has been taken over by another shipping…