Sustainable Fuel At Lanzarote Airport
Cepsa, who supplies fuel for aircraft at the airport will be making their new sustainable fuel available to airlines in the coming weeks. The new fuel, which can be used by several aircraft types without any modifications, is up to 90% less polluting than conventional kerosine, which is used by jets. The fuel is manufactured with more sustainable resources, such as used oils of organic origin like cooking oil and reduces the emission of harmful substances such as particles and sulphur.
Marlin Cup This Weekend
The annual Marlin Cup fishing contest takes place this weekend, with more than 50 boats, from all over the islands, entered. The fishing days are Thursday and Friday, and the boats will be departing from Puerto Calero at 09:00 each day. There will be an awards ceremony on Saturday evening with live music.
Sports Stadium Should Be Ready In Early 2025
Work is progressing well on the refurbishment of the main sport stadium in Arrecife, home of UD Lanzarote. The old pitch, which had been in use for ten years, has been removed, and the new one, supplied by a Catalan company will soon be laid. At the same time, the running track on the outside of the pitch will be removed and replaced with a new one. It is hoped the stadium will be ready for the start of carnival in February 2025.
Astronauts Training In Lanzarote Again
A team from there European Space Agency is on the island again, using our unique landscape to help train astronauts in the use equipment designed to help understand the geology and history of other planets. The training course has been taking place here annually, and the leader of this year’s group is the British astronaut from the European Agency, Rosemary Coogan
Unemployment Falls Again
Unemployment on the island fell for the fifth consecutive month, but 4% month on month. The current number of unemployed on the island is now 8.3% lower than in September last year.
Lanzarote Will Host New Year’s Bells
Lanzarote has been chosen for the prestigious live broadcast by Telecinco, which takes place every new year’s even in Spain at midlight, where bells are rung to chime in the new year. The event this year, will be held at Jameos de Agua and Spanish people the world over will be eating their grapes and seeing live pictures from the island at midnight.
British Police Seeking Man In Spain
British police are seeking a 21 year old man named Thomas Dures, from the north west of England. Dures is a person of interest in the murder of 19-year-old Matthew Daulby, which took place shortly after midnight on 29th July 2023 in Ormskirk, on the border of Lancashire and Merseyside. He is known to have connections to Spain and it is thought he may be living somewhere in the country.
They are asking anybody living in or visiting Spain to be on the lookout for Thomas Dures and, working in partnership with UK charity Crimestoppers, have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.
The reward is only available to people who pass on information exclusively to the UK charity Crimestoppers, either via their website or by calling +44 800 555 111.
More Electric Buses For Arrecife
Four new electric buses will be added to the Arrecife bus fleet in 2025, to join the two already in use in the capital.
Tragedy As Migrant Boat Capsizes
A boat carrying 84 migrants from Mauritania capsized close to El Hierro over the weekend. Only 27 people were rescued, with 9 confirmed dead, and the remaining 48 still missing. Previously the largest loss of life from a migrant boat was at Los Cocoteros in Lanzarote, in 2009, when 25 people drowned close to the shore.
Call For New Protest
The organisation Lanzarote tiene un límite, “Lanzarote has a limit,” has called for a new demonstration to be held October 20th, following the one in April of this year. A spokesperson said: “We call for political actions that result in the improvement of the quality of life of residents and in the conservation and regeneration of the natural environment.” He went on to say “that we are not against tourism but against mass tourism and without control,”
17 Towns Without Water Over Weekend
A total of 17 towns on the island suffered water cuts on Sunday, following a breakdown at the desalination plant. Supplies were restored on Monday morning.
More Water Cuts On Wednesday
A total of 37 towns on the island, in 6 or the 7 municipalities, woke up without water on Wednesday morning,
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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