Entries by Gazette Life

Strip lighting

Energy efficient lighting will be installed in Puerto del Carmen over the next two weeks as part of a drive to increase energy efficiency in public installations.

Carbon questions

A study by the University of La Laguna in Tenerife estimates that carbon emissions from tourist flights amount to 54% of the emissions already caused by the Canary Islands.

Shipwrecked

A sailing boat was found grounded on the rocks near Caletón Blanco in Haría yesterday. High seas off the north coast of the island had dashed the vessel against the rocky shore.

Countdown to the polls

In May this year, Lanzarote’s strict rules on advertising will be suspended and the island will be decked with posters, banners, flags and other political advertising. This is all part of a democratic process that will dictate the next four years of policy in Lanzarote and the Canaries – the local elections on Sunday, May 28th.

Finger freed

Firemen were called to Tías secondary school yesterday, where a pupil had got his little finger stuck in a hole in a wooden table.

Fish farm closes

The Dimagaza company yesterday announced a redundancy plan that will see the closure of the controversial fish farm off the coast of Playa Quemada.