Citizens Oppose Opening Of New Shopping Centre In Costa Teguise
A small group of citizens have submitted papers to ask Teguise council to prevent the opening of the Nua Shopping centre at Playa Las Cucharas. They are complaining that there is insufficient parking and that the covered areas exceed the original plans, with sides having been put onto some patios. The 50 million € centre has been in construction for 3 years and is due to open soon.
High Temperatures At The Start Of The Week
The island enjoyed unusually high temperatures over the weekend and into mid week, recoding 30 degrees in places.
Small Earthquake Off Coast
A small earth tremor of 2.7 was recorded off the west coast of Lanzarote in the early hours of Monday morning. Nothing was felt on the island.
Papagayo Roads Being Regraded
The tracks that run to the beaches of Papagayo will be regraded in the next few weeks. The process involves putting down a new layer of stone and then rolling it into the surface.
Vehicle Fire In Puerto del Carmen
A number of cars were burned out in Puerto del Carmen last weekend. It was reported by a local resident that a hybrid vehicle curst into flames when the owner went to start it, and the fire spread to other cars nearby.
And A Huge Fire At Bus Depot
The depot where Lanzarote Bus maintains it’s buses suffered a huge fire on Monday, which sent plumes of black smoke into the sky. Workers did their best to move buses out of the depot, but nine were destroyed along with two vans. Firefighters evacuated a nearby gas station and a restaurant, before using 14,000 litres of water and drones to put the fire out.
Trial Starts For 2023 Murder Charge
In May 2023 a man died after an altercation outside Saxo’s Bar in Costa Teguise, in the early hours of the morning. The man fell over three metres to his death from the terrace. Police arrested a man and charged him with murder. The court case has started this week and witnesses have been describing how the arrested man threw the victim over the railings. The defendant. Tobias CK, was apparently well known in the resort and had been banned from several bars for provoking fights and arguments. The prosecution has called for a sentence of 15 years in prison.
We’ll add more news here as it comes in this week…….
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