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Playa Honda Underpass Making Good Progress
Work is ahead of schedule on the new underpass, with the first of the pre built concrete caissons in place – a technique never used before in The Canaries, and which creates both the road surface above and the tunnel below.
New Direct Flights To Nice & Glasgow
easyJet will start a new route this winter, offering direct flights twice a week between Lanzarote and Nice in France. Nice is just 20km from Monaco and 30km from the Italian border. The flights will start on 2nd November.
The airline will also be offering twice weekly flights to and from Glasgow, starting October 27th.
600 New Homes For Playa Blanca
The developer Club Lanzarote has allocated a plot of 160,000 square metres in the Montaña Roja area of Playa Blanca, to build 600 new two and three bedroom properties, each with their own parking space. The properties are designed for residential living, and will be offered for sale and rental, at affordable prices.
Noche Blanca Confirmed for 26th July
Noche Blanca in Teguise has been confirmed for 26th July this year. Over the next few weeks we will learn which acts will be performing and what events will take place on White Night.
PSOE Win Euro Elections
The PSOE socialist party took 33.83% of the vote, here in The Canaries, in last weekend’s EU elections, with the PP coming in at 27.88%. However, in Spain as a whole, those positions were reversed, with the PP winning overall. They will have 22 deputies to the PSOE’s 20.
Hunting Season To Start On 4th August
This year’s hunting season will begin on 4th August, and will last until 27th October. Hunters must be fully licensed. Animals hunted here are mainly rabbits and partridges.
Lanzarote Celebrates Armed Forces Day
Arrecife will host an event for Armed Forces Day on Saturday 15th June. Visitors to José Ramírez Cerdá Park will be able to enjoy watching an SAR helicopter rescue, try out an F18 simulator and see a static exhibition of various pieces of military hardware.
Cabildo Working On Restoration Project For Salt Flats
The Cabildo has resurrected the idea of completely restoring the abandones salt flats in front of Puerto Naos in Arrecife. Built in the 19th century, the flats, and the windmills which powered the pumps, were an integral part of Arrecife’s fishing industry, with salt being used as the preservative.
New Stores For Arrecife Centre
Two new stores will be opening up in the centre of Arrecife – Druni, a cosmetics company based in Valencia, will open in what was previously Zara in Calle Real, and Ka, a high class decorations business, will open on Calle Fajardo.
Announcing the new stores, Mayor Yonathan de León said that there were more openings in the pipeline and that he hoped that once the new cruise terminal has been completed, Arrecife will become a port at which cruise passengers can start and finish their cruises.
40,000 Attend Livestock, Fishing & Agriculture Fair
Around 40,000 people visited the fair last weekend in the Agroindustrial complex in Teguise, enjoying more than a hundred educational activities, tastings, musical performances, demonstrations and expert presentations, all aimed at promoting local produce.
US Yaiza In Promotion Play Off final
US Yaiza beat CF Panadería Pulido San Mateo 3-0 to win their tie4-1 on aggregate. It means US Yaiza will now play a two leg final with the prize being promotion.
New Food Market For Arrecife
The old La Recova market building will be refurbished and re-opened as a gastro food market, offering the best local produce from the ocean and the land.
Binter Brings Back Flights To Ibiza & Menorca
Binter Canarias will bring back flights from Las Palmas to Ibiza and Menorca this summer, alongside their all year round service to Mallorca.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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