Couple In Death Crash Named
The couple who died in a head on collision on the LZ2 last week have been named. Giuseppe Lombardo, from Sicily, who worked as a restaurateur and had been living on the island for twelve years and his wife Marta Copete. Their six-year-old son, who was also traveling in the car, survived and suffered injuries to his arm.
Crime Falls On Island
Crime in Lanzarote by 4.1% in the first three months of the year according to data published by the Ministry of Interior. 1,712 criminal offences were recorded and the crime rate stands at 44.4 criminal per thousand inhabitants, a figure significantly lower than both the national and the Canary Islands average.
New EU Rules For Flights
New EU rules will come into effect in the autumn for airlines. They will be required to only advertise prices including a personal bag and hand luggage for all passengers – the default ticket price. But clients will be able to tick to not have hand luggage and get a reduction in the ticket price. They will not be able to charge extra to seat children under 14 years with family members, and they will have a maximum period of 14 days to issues refunds for cancellations. There will also be a change in the rules for compensation, cancelled the requirement to pay compensation to passengers where the delay or cancellation is due to management failures of the control towers, saturation of general airspace or strikes of services outside the airline.
Churros In Biosfera Shopping Centre
Churros Pinocho Gourmet opened a franchise in the Biosfera Plaza Shopping Center in Puerto del Carmen this week, the first of its planned openings 2026.
New Street Lights For Calle Limones
The installation of new street lights in Calle Limones in Playa Blanca began this week. The pedestrian zone will have 45 new lamp posts with LED lighting installed.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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