Two Die In Head On Crash
Two people died in a horrific head on crash on the main road between Playa Blanca and Yaiza. The two who died were travelling in a car. together with a six year old child, who was taken to hospital with injuries. The other vehicle was a TUI coach. One passenger on the coach, a 36 year old adult, was taken to hospital in Arrecife. There were 8 passengers on the coach. The accident happened close to the Repsol gas station.
Pope Leo XIV Makes Historic Visit To Islands
The Pope arrived in Gran Canaria this week – the first visit by a pope to The Canaries. He first visited Arguineguín accompanied by Pedro Sánchez and Fernando Clavijo, where he listened to testimonies of people who have survived a journey of several days in small boats, their rescuers and volunteers from humanitarian organizations. He spent the night in Las Palmas, before moving on to Tenerife.
2027 Ironman Date Confirmed
Ironman Lanzarote will take place on 15th May 2027. The 35th edition will be run by The Cabildo of Lanzarote, through the Physical Activity and Sports Area, of SPEL-Turismo Lanzarote, after 34 years being run by Club la Santa.
Oil Ship Will Be Docked In Arrecife
Noble Globetrotter I, an oil drilling ship, will be docked at Puerto del los Marmoles for several months. The ship is not undergoing repairs, but will be waiting in the port until she is needed elsewhere in the world, and will undergo a crew changeover and training.
Extremely High UV Radiation
Lanzarote will have extremely high levels of ultra violet radiation from the sun during the first half of this week, and visitors are reminded to wear good quality sun protections to avoid burns.
Fund Grube Collection Opens
The Canaries based business Fund Grube, has announced the next step in their evolution, with the opening of Fun Grube Collection, a new fashion brand, in Open Mall, Arrecife. Manu Chhabria, founding partner of Fund Grube, and Dhiraj Chhabri, president and CEO of the company, attended the opening this week.
Cabildo Asked To Build New Arrieta Pier
The Cabildo has announced that it will undertake a reconstruction of the pier at Arrieta, but The mayor of the Haría City Council, Alfredo Villalba, has asked the Cabildo de Lanzarote to build a new walkway in Arrieta to guarantee safety, instead of the restoration work that the Insular Institution has announced. The existing pier and walkway have been restored twice in the last decade and both times was very quickly made unusable by wind and waves.
Canal Gestion Appealing Seizure Of Assets
The water company Canal Gestion has said it will go to court to appeal the seizure of it’s assets by The Cabildo’s water consortium. At the same time, it has indicated that it is not responsible for “the incidents that may occur from now on as a consequence of the incomprehensibly immediate and disproportionate action, with no time to prepare a minimal orderly transition of the service.”
Sonidos Liquidos Cancelled Due To Strong Winds
The annual Sonidos Liquidos concerts planned for last Saturday had to be cancelled due to very strong winds in La Geria. Neftalí Acosta, director and organizer of the event, pointed out that “gusts that reached 79 kilometers per hour. Although at times the wind decreased slightly, the gusts were constant throughout the day, frequently exceeding 70 kilometers per hour. Given this situation, the security conditions were not adequate to hold the concerts. We understand that a festival must be enjoyed with the best guarantees and offer the best possible experience to the public, and in this case those circumstances did not occur, so we had to make the decision to suspend it.” The organiser will fully refund the 2,800 people that had tickets.
We’ll add more news here this week as it comes in…….
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