Brisa Marina Buys Bluefin Tuna
Restaurante Brisa Marina has once again bought a huge Bluefin Tuna, caught at the start of the season. The 350KG fish cost them just under 10,000 €. The restaurant offers several dishes made with this exceptional fish including Tuna tataki, Bluefin tuna tartare, Grilled tuna, Nigiri and tuna sushi, Tuna belly, Morrillo and Belly tataki with truffle sauce.
Income From Hotels & Apartments Up In February
Hotels and apartment complexes turned over just under 90 million € in February, up 4.8% on the same month last year. Occupancy also increased to an average of 90.5%,
Car Stuck On Beach
A hire car became trapped on Playa Los Pocillos in Puerto del Carmen after tourists drove it onto the beach. Police and the fire service were able to tow the car out, but it was touch and go against the incoming tide, and pointed out that it is illegal to drive cars on beaches.
Floods In Playa Blanca
Playa Blanca suffered floods on Monday evening after very heavy rainfall. The areas hit hardest were La Carabela residential, in Montaña Roja, and Faro Pechiguera Residential, near the lighthouse. Rivers up to 30CM deep were flowing on some streets. The flooding also caused power cuts and the loss of internet service in many places.
Storm Therese Causes Airport Issues
At least three flights were cancelled and eight diverted over the weekend, due to the low cloud and strong winds caused by Storm Therese.
More Rain Expected
The storm is expected to bring more rain to the island in the early part of this week, although there are no warnings in place. It’s hoped it will move away mid week with the wind returning to a north westerly.
Mojito Bar Restored Thanks To People Power
The VW Van that is used a mojito bar on Arrieta Beach caught fire in the early hours of Friday morning last week. Members of the public from the area came together over the weekend, and completely rebuilt the van and restored the area around it.
Fewer Flights This Summer
Lanzarote will have fewer flights through the summer months than last year, reflecting the desire to have lower number of tourists visiting the island. There will be an average of 679 flights per week, versus 700 last year. 264 of those will be inter island flights and 100 to the mainland of Spain.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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