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Water Cuts In Most Of The Islands
Most towns across the island suffered from water cuts on Wednesday or Thursday this week. The cuts were well publicised as they were caused by Endesa, the electricity company doing work on the supply to the desalination plant.
Canaries Financial Position “Good”
The Ministry of Finance in Spain has declared that the financial position of the islands is “good,” with a debt level lower than average for the country, and the second lowest debt per capita of all the autonomous regions.
Delays On LZ2 For Works
Work on the new underpass on the LZ2 in Playa Honda means that the road in that section will be reduced to one carriageway for at least a month. There have been significant jams at peak times, so expect delays until mid June unless you can find an alternative route.
Work Begins On New Wind Farm
Work started this week on a new wind farm in San Bartolomé. The four turbines will produce around 9.2 megawatts of power, increasing the island’s green energy output by around 20%.
Avis Offering Ex Rental Cars At “Car Fair”
Avis car rental will be holding a car fair to sell off ex rental vehicles on the island. The fair will take place at Domingo Alonso in Arrecife on 7th, 8th and 9th June. A total of 84 vehicles will be offered, including from Volkswagen, Škoda, Audi, Citroën, Hyundai and Honda. Price start at 5,990 € and all cars come with a one year warranty.
Hikers Rescued By Helicopter
Four tourists, all female, who got stuck on Caldera Blanca while trying to hike the southern face of the volcano, were airlifted from there after the emergency services called in the rescue helicopter. There were dropped at the car park where they had left their car.
Good Conditions For Ironman
Ironman Lanzarote took place last Saturday, in good conditions for the endurance event – it was neither too windy, nor too hot throughout the day. Belgian athlete Kenneth Vandendriessche and Anne Haug from Germany were the overall winners in the male and female professional category with times of just under 8.5 hours and a little over 9 hours respectively.
451 New Vacation Homes Registered in April
Another 451 vacation homes were registered as Viviendas Vacacionales in the month of April, bringing the total on the island up to 8,342. That number has increased by 51.8% in the tenth month period since June 2023.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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