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Wine Run A Huge Success
Last Sunday’s Wine Run, was a huge success with over 1,700 people enjoying a 23KM run, or a 12KM run or walk, through the island’s incredible volcanic region, and finishing with an amazing party in Uga, with live music, tapas and Lanzarote wine.
Police Officers Assaulted By Tourist In Hotel…..
Guardia Civil officers were summoned to a Costa Teguise hotel this week after a woman called for help at 1.15 in the morning, after being abused by her partner. When the officers arrived, the partner, a 35 year old British tourist attacked them with punches to their faces. Both officers suffered injuries to the faces and arms, and a watch and radio were smashed. The man was given a suspended sentence of 4 months in prison and to pay compensation totalling 1677 € to the officers and to cover the cost of the broken watch and police radio
…….And On An Aircraft
In another incident the Captain of a British Airways flight that was due to depart Lanzarote for London, asked police to remove two drunk and disorderly female passengers from the aircraft. Police were able to remove one quickly, but the other passenger, a woman, refused to leave. The crew evacuated the first ten rows to allow her forcible removal, and during the process she bit and scratched the officers. The passenger appeared in court on Tuesday, was fined 1080 €, and ordered to pay compensation of 859 € to the officers injured.
Parking Charges At Marina Rubicon
Parking charges will apply at Marina Rubicon from 1st July. The barrier system is already in place, but parking is currently free. From 1st July, parking for 45 minutes or less will be free of charge, after 45 minutes, it will be charged at 2 cents per minute. As an example, going there for a two hour meal will cost 1,50 € (45 free minutes and 75 paid minutes.)
New Avenida Opening In Arrecife
The avenida alongside El Reducto beach in Arrecife will re-open this weekend, after extensive works to create a pedestrian and bike friendly area for residents to enjoy.
Scooters Being Removed From Playa Blanca
Yaiza Aytuntamiento has begun the process of removing the E Scooters from the streets of Playa Blanca, after the three main companies offering them failed to comply with a request to remove them, made last month. Mayor Óscar Noda said “The intention of the City Council is not to prohibit the use of these scooters but to regulate it.” The council is working on a new local ordinance that will ensure the vehicles and users will comply with the new laws around personal mobility vehicles.
New Sculpture For Uga
A new sculpture, ‘Reflejos de La Geria’ has been installed at the roundabout at the entrance to Uga. The piece, by artist Isidro Vilñoly Machín is a tribute to the wine growers and wine makers of La Geria, and features a bunch of grapes with a lizard peeking out from underneath them. It’s three metres tall and weighs 300kg.
New EU Law Means Hotels Can Offer Lower Prices
A new EU law has outlawed the practice of accommodation platforms like booking .com insisting on price parity. Some web platforms have previously insisted they will only list hotels if they agree not to offer lower prices for people booking directly with them. Going forward, hotels will be free to offer better rates for direct bookings compared to the rates they give platforms.
Another 230 Vacation Homes Added In Last Month
Another 230 properties have been given VV status in the last month, bringing the total on the island to 8,572. Yaiza now has 2422 vacation rentals, Tias 2298 and Teguise 1730.
Camilo Concert Attended By 10,000
A concert by Colombian singer Camilo at the football ground in Arrecife was a 10,000 person sell out. Camilo is currently touring Spain, and performs all of his big hits as part of the set.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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