Police Investigating Death Of Man In Playa Blanca
Police are investigating after the body of a 36 year old man was found at his home at Virginia Oasis in Playa Blanca. A room mate made the discovery and reports say there were no signs of violence.
He has now been identified as Cristian Nicolae Chirica, who was the very first employee at the popular restaurant Jungle Vibes At The Marina in Playa Blanca. Initial suggestions are that he may have died from a medical condition he didn’t know about. Our thoughts are with his family and many friends on the island.
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Blue Flag For Reducto Beach
Playa del Reducto in Arrecife has been awarded a blue flag. A presentation of the flag was made to the beach staff and lifeguards.
Healthy Summer In Puerto del Carmen
Tias council is promoting a campaign called “Move with us” on Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen, which will run from 1st July until the end of September from Mondays until Fridays. Each morning a series of guided events will take place starting at 08:30 and will include Zumba, cross fit, yoga and back strength classes.
And The Beach Library Is Back!
For another year the town hall has provided books in Spanish, English, French and German which can be borrowed so that visitors can read them on the beach in Puerto del Carmen.
The beach library is located at Avenida de las Playas, 24 – across from Centro Atlántico – and it will be open from the 1st of July to the 14th of August from 10h to 13h.
Ministry Urges Councils To Assist In Identifying Illegal Holiday Lets
Spain’s Ministry of Consumer affairs has asked councils to assist them in on-going investigations into properties being holiday let without a licence. The ministry is offering support to councils to identify properties being advertised online and they are “urging a robust enforcement mechanism to address the issue of unlicensed tourist accommodations.” Serious infractions can result in a fine of up to 100k €, as well as a charge of 4 to 6 times the value of unlicensed rentals.
Wine Vintage “Very Good”
At the annual meeting of the regulatory council, Lanzarote’s 2023 wine vintage was pronounced “very good” using the standard evaluation system. A total of 3.3 million kilos of grapes were harvested, producing 3 million bottles of wine. Our unique Malvasia Volcanic grape made up 72% of the harvest, with the balance made up of Listán Negro (11%), Listán Blanco (5%), Diego (5%), Moscatel de Alejandría (4%) and Syrah (2%).
And More Wine Medals
Lanzarote wines triumphed again at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 with a Gold Medal for Bodegas El Grifo with its Malvasía Seco Collection 2023 and two Silvers for Vega de Yuco for its Malvasía Volcánica Esencia Yaiza and for it’s Vega de Yuco.
Entries For La Graciosa Swim Open This Friday
Entries for the famous travesía al nado el rio, the annual swim race from Lanzarote to La Graciosa, will be opened this Friday, 28th June at 08:30 until 12:30, but the 450 places are likely to be sold out within a few hours. Here is the link. Travesia. The event will take place on 28th September.
Olive Oil Campaign A Success
Back in 2012, The Cabildo launched a project to encourage people with land to begin to grow olive trees to produce olive oil. At that time, there were very few olive trees on the island. Today there are around 16,000 trees, many of which produce oil for family use, but there are four brands of local olive oil being marketed commercially – Caldera de Arroyo, Vereda de Conil, Tinguatón, and Finca El Refugio. Between 3,000 and 5,000 litres of top quality oil is produced annually.
US Yaiza Gain Promotion
US Yaiza won promotion to the second federation over the weekend after a nail biting match against Club Portugalete, which finished 1-1, after Yaiza equalised in the last few moments of the match. As the result was the same as that in the first leg, it forced a penalty shootout, which Yaiza finally won. Congratulations to the team!
On arriving back in Lanzarote, the team visited The Cabildo where they were congratulated by The President and The Minister for Sport.
New Radar For Island
The military radar station at Peñas del Cache, the highest point of the island, will undergo a transformation over the next few months. The existing system, which was installed in 1975, will be replaced by a new state of the art system manufactured in Spain. The project will cost 12 million €.
Papagayo Campsite To Open at the beginning of July
The campsite at Papagayo will be reopening in the next couple of weeks, and it will stay open until October. The site has 220 pitches for caravans and motorhomes and 64 for tents, and has indoor and outdoor showers, barbecue areas and on site security.
Rural Roads In Tias Closed To Quads And Buggies
Tias has closed rural roads in the municipality to riders of quads, and drivers of buggies. Warning signs have been placed on the roads affected. The move has come after damage to several rural roads, which are not tarmacced.
We’ll add more news as it comes in this week…..
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