Rain Arrives
Lanzarote had its first decent rainfall of the winter this week, with most of it falling in the south of the island, in Playa Blanca and Yaiza. More heavy rain is expected on Friday, with showery weather sticking around until Tuesday next week.
New Costa Teguise Hotel Build On Hold
The new hotel in Costa Teguise, next to Sands Beach Resort has had its building work put on hold, pending the outcome of a court case. The 80,000 square metre plot was purchased in an auction by the Gloria Hotels Group, who are investing 100 million € into the project. Once completed, it will have 250 staff. The complainant is The Millennium Group, who are claiming to have some rights to the land. A spokesman for The Gloria Group said the company had bought the plot in an open auction, from the island’s treasury department. The Arrecife courts have heard both sides and are planning to issue a ruling within two weeks.
October Third Biggest Month In History At Airport
More than 750,000 passengers travelled through Cesar Manrique airport in October, making it the third busiest month ever.
Local Musician In The Top 40!
Local musician Marc Johnson (Marc Piano on social Media,) has co-written a track on Kuill’s new album, Fragile Creatures, which is currently riding high in the pop charts. We spoke to Marc this week, and he told us he’d written the chords for the track, Far Behind, while on the number 3 bus to Puerto del Carmen. Kuill came to Lanzarote to work on the song with Marc, and they will be performing it at the Press night at Leeds Conservatory on the 30th November with a 12 piece band. You can hear it here: Far Behind.
Chinese President Will Enjoy Lanzarote Sourced Food
Chinese President Xi Jinping will spend 24 hours in Gran Canaria on his way to Peru, and will attend a gala dinner created with island produce, including carabineros caught off the coast of La Santa.
Lidl Playa Blanca Opening
The new Lidl superstore in Playa Blanca will open on 29th November at 08:30. This will be their fourth store on the island, joining others in Puerto del Carmen, Playa Honda and Arrecife. There’s another new one in construction in Costa Teguise.
More Of Lanzarote To Go Black And White…..
Following the general approval of the changes to the industrial area of Playa Honda, where all the shops and stores were encouraged to adopt a simple theme of white buildings and black signage, the idea will be extended to the island’s other industrial areas, extending to Los Mármoles, Altavista-Tenorio, Argana and in Yaiza, Montaña Roja. The Minister of the Environment and the Biosphere Reserve, Samuel Martín, said: “The common objective is to end the disruption in the forms, the bright colours and the use of strange typefaces.”
…And The Cabildo, too
As part of the project, The Cabildo building in Arrecife will also have it’s characteristic yellow colour changed to white.
Water Emergency
A request to declare a water emergency on the island was supported by The Cabildo and mayors of three of the island’s municipalities. The declaration opens up funding from The Canarian government which will be used to hire portable desalination plants while work starts on necessary repairs to the existing Lanzarote 3 and 4 desalination plants. In the medium term, work will also start on renovating the supply pipelines, some of which are more than 40 years old. A proposal was also put forward to offer subsidies to householders to encourage them to put their old storage aljibes back into use.
Fire In La Palma Under Control
A forest fire on the island of La Palma forced the evacuation of around 200 people over the weekend. 80 Firefighters managed to bring it under control in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
More Than 4,000 Attend Arrecife Concerts
The classical music concerts at Charco San Ginés featuring the Lanzarote Classic al Orchestra attracted more than 4,000 people to enjoy the spectacular night with candles on the church.
Summer Temperatures Will Continue This week
Last weekend saw temperatures on the mid 30’s in parts of the island. The highs will slowly moderate this week, but still be well above average for the time of year.
Work Starts On Nativity Displays
Across the island, work has started on the island’s nativity displays. Workers began work in Yaiza this week, the one which regularly wins the award as the island’s best, and it is expected to open on around 25th November.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in during the week…..
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