Holiday Homes Double In Two Years
The number of homes in Lanzarote registered as holiday letting properties has more than doubled since June 2023. There are currently 10,634 versus 5,198 two years ago. Of all the islands, Lanzarote has shown the largest growth in this sector.
17 Year Old From Lanzarote Killed In London
17 Year old Yeray Sanchez, from Lanzarote, was stabbed in London on 27th August and died from his injuries this week. Yeray worked in the family business, events company Tecnosound, on the island over the summer. He was in London with another 17 year old from Lanzarote, who was also stabbed, but survived. The stabbing was carried out by a 15 year old boy, who tried to rob the pair. Yeray’s body will be returned to Lanzarote.
Jet 2 Liverpool Flight Had Medical Emergency
The Captain of a Jet 2 flight from Liverpool declared a medical emergency last weekend, when a passenger started convulsing with a seizure. Lanzarote ATC moved other incoming flights away and brought the aircraft in on the fastest possible route, and the aircraft was met by emergency crews who took the passenger to hospital in Arrecife.
UD Lanzarote Start New Season With A Win
The Rojillos secured three points in the first game at the newly refurbished sports ground in Arrecife, beating CD Tenerife 2-1.
Schools Back Tuesday
Schools in Lanzarote re-open on Tuesday, after the long summer break. Lanzarote’s schools have 2,406 teachers for the 25 / 26 year, 75 more than last year.
August One Of The Hottest
August was one of the hottest on record, with several places on the island recording temperatures of over 40 degrees during the early month heatwave. The hottest towns were Tinajo, Tias and Haria. Most of the island didn’t see temperatures lower than 20 degees overnight.
Wine Harvest Not As Bad As Expected
With the grapes all finally collected from the 2025 harvest, fears that it would be the worst of all time proved to be unfounded. In the end 850,000 kilos were harvested, the fourth worst.
Playa Honda Urban Park Now Open
The new 3.2 million € urban park in Playa Honda is now open to the public. The park features community areas, sports facilities, a pet area, and car parking. It also uses innovative “wind trees.”
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week……
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