Reader’s Letters – September 2024
Our readers regularly send us messages and emails regarding Lanzarote, here are some of your thoughts that we printed in the September edition.
Entries by Gazette Life
Lanzarote’s Water Landmarks
Lanzarote’s history is the history of its most precious resource – water. As the island’s mains water system creaks under the pressure of an increased population and a tourist boom, we look back at some of the most important installations in Lanzarote’s water story.
Furniture like no other
The Flower Power garden centre in Lanzarote is a well known and loved shop on the island that specialises in plants, decoration and solar garden lighting. Last month they opened a new section to the centre specialising in exclusive high-quality designer outdoor furniture from Italy and the United Kingdom. We spoke to Flower Power boss, Chris, about his new and exciting opening.
Lanzarote holidaymakers support tourist tax
Three out of four tourists to Lanzarote would accept a tourist tax, according to the latest survey of tourist spending.
Playa Blanca Health Risk
The Canarian Government have agreed to update and renovate the sewage treatment plant just outside Playa Blanca following several complaints about bad smells and potential health hazards.
Passport stamping queues continue at Lanzarote airport
Cabildo President Oswaldo Betancort has again expressed “concern” about the delays that are being caused by short staffing at the passport control posts at Lanzarote’s César Manrique Airport.
Paris proposal
Lanzarote athlete Lionel Morales took advantage of the opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris to propose to his girlfriend, Jessica Sartori.
Dragon Boat Festival in Puerto del Carmen
Puerto del Carmen’s Plaza de las Naciones at Los Pocillos will host a Chinese Dragon Boat Festival this afternoon.
41-year-old diver killed in Puerto del Carmen
A 41-year-old man has died after being hit by a Zodiac inflatable craft in Puerto del Carmen.
Rising Tide sculptures to return to Lanzarote
The Cabildo has confirmed that it plans to reinstall the “Rising Tide” sculptures by British artist Jason de Caires Taylor in Arrecife, although not at their original location at the foot of the Castillo de San José.