Lanzarote World Cup Referee Returns to Island
Alejandro Hernández Hernández has returned to Lanzarote now that his world cup duties are completed. He was the main referee in the match between Haiti and Brazil.
Arrested For Advertising Fake Holiday Lets
A 29 year old man has been arrested and charged with 65 crimes of scamming holiday let clients. He downloaded images of real properties for rental on the island, loaded them to other websites at very attractive prices, and then took large deposits to reserve them. Police believe he netted more than 50,000 Euros.
Row Over El Golfo Stairs
The department Costas del Estado. responsible for all coastlines in Spain, this week removed the lovely stone stair path that was created 80 years ago, and ran from the car park at the top of the village, down to the beach where the fishermen’s boats are stored. The local town hall, and the Canary Island’s own costas department are furious and are hoping to find a solution to restore it.
Tens Of Thousands Enjoy Spain’s Semi Final
Huge crowds in Arrecife and Puerto del Carmen celebrated after watching Spain beat France 2-0 to reach the World Cup Final. Fans are hoping for a repeat of the team’s triumph in 2010. 50,000 are expected in Arrecife for the final!
Out Of Control Wheel At Airport
A video showing an aircraft wheel rolling around the airport this week went viral. It shows various airport vehicles trying to stop it, to prevent it from running into another aircraft. It was safely brought to a halt with only some minor damage to an airport car. The wheel had been removed from an aircraft and was being taken for repair when it fell off the back of a truck.
Buggies Should Be Banned By 1st August
The Minister of Planning, Territorial Policy and Tourism Management of the Cabildo, Jesús Machín Tavío, announced this week that he has everything in place to enforce a precautionary ban on buggy tours travelling through rustic land on the island. He went on to say the buggies will be allowed to travel on tarmac, so it’s not a total ban. He pointed out that The Cablido has already fined one company, but the profits generated from the activity far exceed the fine imposed. Imposing a “precautionary” ban would impose far higher sanctions.
New Cycle Lane For Puerto del Carmen
Calle Noruega in Puerto del Carmen, which runs between the roundabout at barranco de las Islas Canarias and Avenida de las Playas (The Strip) will have a cycle lane and pedestrian path connecting the sea front with the ring road. The project has a budget of 1.7 Million Euros and the work will take about 12 months.
Grant For Hiring People Over 52
A new initiative by the Canarian Goverment will reward self employed people with a grant of up to 6000 € for hiring a person 52 years old or over, on a full time contract.
Staff At CACT Centres Revert To Manrique Designed Uniforms
In a retro move, CACT, which runs the island’s official tourist attractions, has issued new uniforms to all staff at the centres – Jameos del Agua, Timanfaya, Jardin de Cactus etc. The new uniforms are mildly updated version of the ones designed by Manrique in the 1970’s.
Fire At Sands Beach Resort
Firefighters extinguished a fire in the laundry of Sands Beach Resort earlier this week. Nobody was hurt but several machines were badly damaged and the area was engulfed in thick black smoke.
Giant Screens For World Cup SemI Final
Two large screens have been put up on the island one in Arrecife near The Cabildo, and a further one in the harbour at Puerto del Carmen, so that people can enjoy Tuesday’s semi final between Spain and France. Spain last won the world cup in 2010. Another screen will be put up at Playa Garita in Arrieta for the final.
Grape Harvest Started
The high temperatures over the last two weeks has forced the island’s grape growers to start this year’s harvest a little earlier than they had hoped. The expectation is that around 2.5 million Kilos of grapes will be harvested, the best for some time.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…..
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