Lanzarote News In Brief – Week 11

Teguise Market

Food Awards For Lanzarote Restaurants

Two Lanzarote restaurants won awards in the annual Que Bueno food awards. Palacio Ico in Teguise won for “Best modern Canarian Cuisine,” and La Casa del Parmigiano for “Best Foreign Cuisine.”

Airport Access Roads Will Be Beautified

The access road to the airport will be vastly improved over the next six months, with a Cabildo investment of 1.75 million Euros. The bridges will be painted, stone walls erected on the slopes and the gardens will be cleaned and replanted.

Noche Blanca Date

Noche Blanca (White night) will take place in La Villa de Teguise on 26 June this year. The programme of acts performing should be available in late April or early May.

Another Bloody Storm!

Another Atlantic storm, Therese will pass to the north of the islands bringing strong winds and rain on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The western islands will have heavy, persistent rain, while Lanzarote will have showers. AEMT has issued a wind warning for Lanzarote, with winds of up to 70KMH expected on Thursday.

Sea Planes Training In Lanzarote

Two air force sea planes have been training off the coast of Lanzarote over the last few days. They are fire fighting aircraft, and they have been practicing scooping water and dropping it in small areas. The aircraft are normally based in Gran Canaria and will be on call for forest fires in the summer months on the western islands.

Triathlon World Cup A Success

The Triathlon World Cup took place in Costa Teguise last Saturday, with 120 athletes from 30 countires competing. The results looked like this:

WOMEN

1. Nina Eim (GER) 01:02:14

2. Georgia Taylor-Brown (GBR)01:02:19

3. Laura Lindemann (GER) 01:02:22

MEN

1. David Cantero (ESP) 54:45

2. Tim Hellwig (GER) 54:48

3. Jawad Abdelmoula (MAR) 55:01

55% Of Water Produced Was Lost In 2025

An astonishing 55% of the water produced by the island’s desalination plants was lost, according to figures derived from ed by comparing the total produced and the total billed to customers. The cause is the old pipework in many parts of the island, that urgently needs replacing due to leakage.

We’ll add more news here as it comes in……

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