More police recruits for Los Realejos and Puerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos are stepping up their security in a bid to present a message of reassurance and safety to local residents and visitors. The Police Station of the National Police of Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos presented 15 new agents who have joined its staff to strengthen the citizen security device prepared by the police station for the summer. Their training period will be one year and their fundamental functions will be that of street service and citizen service. The act was attended by the Mayor of the municipality of Los Realejos, Manuel Dominguez, councillor for security and institutional relations of Puerto, Pedro González, the Chief Commissioner, José Luis Rodríguez, and the Chief Inspector of the Police Station, Juan Carlos Piñero. The Chief Commissioner said he felt satisfied to be able to count on more agents who “will reinforce the presence in the streets”, given that the majority will be destined to “citizen security tasks”. José Luis Rodríguez stressed the “good objective security indexes” and the need to “also increase the security perceived by the citizen so that he sees more policemen in uniform on the street.” For the Mayor of the municipality of Los Realejos, Manuel Dominguez, the citizen has “the need to perceive security” and stressed how secure the municipalities of Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos are. However, it was still necessary to ensure the local police staton had the greatest number of staff possible and the best conditions. Sr. Gonzalez welcomed the new agents and wished them well with their training. Both municipalities, Puerto de la Cruz and Los Realejos, have experienced a decrease in crime figures, dropping by about ten per cent.
Car thieves sent haul through the inter-island parcel post
A criminal gang which moved from island to island within the Canaries to steal valuable items from cars even sent their haul through the parcel post, police have revealed. Two men, aged 45 and 48 and both of Spanish nationality, were arrested in Santa Cruz and a third person has appeared in court in connection with the ring. National police launched an investigation following a string of incidents in the city involving people breaking into parked cars. However, during the course of the investigation, it was learned that the people under suspicion had moved to Fuerteventura, which is why the investigation was extended to that island. From the investigations, it was concluded that several of the effects intervened had been stolen in Fuerteventura. “In the course of the proceedings, numerous postal packets coming from Fuerteventura to Tenerife were re-covered, since the criminals sent the stolen goods through parcels through couriers,” said a police spokesman, Finally, the alleged perpetrators of the events were identified and after the arrest of two of them and house searches, more than 100 electronic devices (mobile phones, tablets, cameras), foreign currency in paper, credit cards and other effects were intervened.
Man drowns off Tamadite beach
A 47-year-old German man drowned in Tenerife after getting into trouble in the sea. The tragedy happened off the beach of Tamadite in the Anaga Rural Park district of Santa Cruz. The emergency and salvage group with the rescue helicopter, Canary Emer-gency Service, Maritime Rescue and National Police all went to the scene. “The 112 control centre received an alert in which it was reported that a man was in trouble on the afore-mentioned beach and could not get out of the water,” said a spokesman. “The GES helicopter, in collaboration with the Red Cross vessel mobilised by Maritime Res-cue, located and rescued the patient who was in car-diorespiratory arrest. Once inside the aircraft, the GES rescuers carried out basic cardiopulmonary resu-scitation maneuvers until the arrival of the helicopter at the Tenerife North Airport.” “There, a medical am-bulance from the SUC was waiting, whose staff certified his death.”
International jewellery thieves caught in Spain and Romania
The Civil Guard has dismantled an organisation which specialised in robberies with force in jewellery shops throughout the European Union. Operation KALAX II has concluded for the time being with the arrest of five people – three of them in Lanzarote and one in Barcelona – and another in Constanza (Romania), the result of one of the European arrest warrants issued. They are accused of crimes of theft with force and integration into an international criminal organisation. Some of the effects stolen on the island of Lanzarote and in Romania have been recovered. In December last year, there was a robbery with force in one of the jewellery stores of a well-known business group in Lanzarote by means of the smash and grab method in which a large quantity of watches and high-end pieces were stolen, valued at 540,000 euros. As a result of this robbery, the Civil Guard began an investigation called Kalax I. In June, there was another burglary in a second jewellery store using the same method. On this occasion, the thieves got away with a haul worth 4.7 million euros in various pieces of jewellery, diamantería and high-end watches. Police connected the two incidents with another robbery committed on March 24th in the municipality of Tias (Lanzarote), this time taking jewellery and watches valued at about 40,000 euros. “This criminal organisation, made up of people of Romanian nationality, specialises in the commission of this type of event and was made up of highly trained professionals, who distribute specific tasks for the perpetration of large-scale robberies, preferably in jewellery shops. It has been found that they tend to act throughout the territory of the European Union, not ruling out their relationship with similar events in other countries,” said a police spokesman. During the investigation, the Civil Guard found out that some of the members of the criminal organisation intended to take several flights to leave the island, thus precipitating the arrest of three in Lanzarote and one in Barcelona. Large quantities of the stolen jewellery were found during six raids in Romania. The investigators found that some members of this criminal organisation had already been arrested years ago in other European countries such as Germany and Italy. In this last country they were nicknamed as “La banda del Buco” (the band of the hole), for a robbery that perpetrated in the city of Alessandria (Italy) of the same characteristics as that committed in Lanzarote.
German woman dies in crash
A German woman has been killed after her bicycle was involved in a collision with a lorry in Lanzarote. The accident happened in Costa Teguise just before 8.40pm. The 112 emergency service was told that a cyclist was in cardiorespiratory arrest as a result of the crash. The victim was aged 57. Medics tried all measures to save her life but without success.
Promises for Puerto but when can we expect firm dates?
I have no plan for this month, that is to say I have no topic, not a major one anyway, so I’m afraid it will have to be a case of just start writing and see where it takes me. I’ll start on a positive note for a change, a first for me I’m sure, just don’t get used to it, sometimes even I am obliged to give credit where it’s due. I don’t know why it is, I find it difficult writing praise, whereas having a good old moan flows easily from my two finger tips, typing isn’t my strongpoint, but anyway here goes: There is a project underway in Puerto de la Cruz to update all the street lighting. It is a long term project, over a few years, yet it must be quite advanced as I read that they have already changed 2000 lights. No mean feat when you think that the mainstays of the workforce are just two men and a blue and white cherry picker. Yes, you heard me right just two men, not three or four, plus a couple of lookers-on and a foreman to boot, because these men are not council employees, they are contractors, which is why I am happy to sing their praises. However, perhaps I am being a little economical with the truth, when working in a street with low level lights they have a team to back them up, but for high level lights, it’s back to just the two of them, and shock horror, stands back in amazement, they even work after lunch. The plan is to change all the lights to LED, or where that is not practical to take them off the grid by going solar powered. The cost savings to date, on the 2000 already changed is reported as 60%, on energy saving alone, I guess that is , not taking into account the cost of conversion. If I was to be just a little critical, believe me I am trying my best not to be, it is concerning their rollout plan, which seems to me, plain old Mr. Joe Public, an innocent and naive bystander, to be at best a bit erratic. They changed one street in the Guacimara district a couple of months ago and haven’t been back since. Maybe, however, their work plan is driven by the availability of parts and streets are changed as a when these become available; if so then I am guilty of doing them an injustice. My street, a sleepy dead end backwater which surely should have been low priority, has recently been changed. For some reason we have those high level lights, the ones that look more at home on major roads and motorways. However, unlike similar ones on the main road, we had not gone LED, the bulbs haven’t been changed, but we have been converted to solar power. Not a problem for me at all, in fact quite the opposite, as the continuous loud buzzing from the light nearest to me, a problem which despite much scratching of heads of the council employees on numerous occasions was never resolved , is now silent, what bliss. That’s it, there is only so much of interest to say about LED and solar power and changing light bulbs, besides which I have been almost nice for far too long, I have a reputation to uphold you know, time to move on. It had all been very quiet on the news front with regard to pending projects. It couldn’t last; not with next year’s elections creeping up on them and the need to make an announcement ahead of their summer holiday. So 2 weeks ago now, by the time you read this, a series of press releases and social media statements with regards to three of the most major projects in Puerto de la Cruz. Some good news, some quite bad and some that make promises without committing themselves to a timeline. Let’s take the plunge and dive straight into the deep end. No, not the swimming pool, though that would have made a good intro, more on that project in a mo. I am talking about the Muelle , a project where all involved have been wading through red tape for years , who having thought they were nearly there, were just waiting for the final nod from Costas,( they who should be blamed for all delays regardless of whose fault it is) who have just thrown the most gi-normous spanner in the works. Yes, this is the bad news. The project with Cos-tas agreement, or so they thought, had been split in two, with the Seaward project, construction of the port as phase one and the Landside project, all the commercial buildings as phase two. The plan was to concentrate on phase one and leave phase two on the back burner. The rationale being, I’m sure, though they would never admit it, it is going to take so long to complete the port itself, phase two would never happen, at least not within their political lifetime. Now Costas has moved the goalposts, perhaps everything is not so cosy in Madrid since the change of government, and they want all the planning and more importantly the environ-mental impact reports for phase two before phase one can proceed any further. So is it back to the drawing board or time to […]
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La Orotava saves lighting energy equivalent to 200 homes
La Orotava is committed to a 100 per cent clean energy consumption and is continuing to take measures to help the environment. The concessionaire company, Effico, will invest more than 1.2 million euros in the improvement and sanitation of public lighting. One of the requirements given the highest priority when awarding the maintenance service for public lighting again was its contribution to a sustainable municipality, said services councillor, Felipe David Benítez. Therefore, in this new contract, for four years and with the possibility of extending two more, it is planned to invest more than 1,255,000 euros in the improvement of the public lighting network, which is added to the annual maintenance amounting to 1,246,443 euros. “For years, work has been done on the modernisation process to reduce consumption and expense of the bill and among other things there has been a progressive renovation of mercury and sodium vapor lamps to avoid light pollution,” the council has explained. “More than 2,000 new lights of latest technology LED in different municipal depen-dencies, schools, streets and squares of the municipality have been installed.” The new equipment is managed by remote control from a computer terminal and this also allows controlling operations such as the reduction in the level of lighting in those sections and times in which it is feasible. Other actions within the contract are the renovation of the lampposts of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Likewise, the maintenance of photovoltaic and wind turbine insta-llations, sealing of manholes to avoid the theft of cables, maintenance of all traffic lights and generator sets and so on. In the last three years of management of public lighting, also through Effico, more than 2,000 breakdowns have been resolved, 2,300 repairs were carried out, 2,218 maintenance and cleaning actions and 900 new electronic equipment of the latest technology was installed to improve energy efficiency. All this has meant an annual saving of 318,726 Kwh, equi-valent to about 200 homes. In the new contract, the objective is to overcome these figures, reducing consumption, with greater energy efficiency, thus improving the lighting of La Orotava. The council is also aiming to reduce light pollution to comply with the Canary Sky Protection Law. Likewise, local residents are being urged to think about their power consumption and caring for the environment.
Putting Las Vistas in the shade
A huge “sunshade” verandah is being constructed at Las Vistas beach in Los Cristianos. A stainless steel pergola of 480 metres has been commissioned by the Depart-ment of Works and Infra-structures of Arona council at a cost of 121,400 euros. The initiative will allow this coastal area to have “a large shadow” located in the space where the assisted bathing service is provided and will be available for those with reduced mobility or allergic to the sun who want to enjoy the beach. “With this initiative we complement the services we offer in this coastal area, one of the most accessible beaches in Europe and which has become a benchmark for both residents and visitors with functional diversity,” says the Mayor, José Julián Mena. “In addition, this initiative will help people with skin problems or allergies to the sun to enjoy the beach and the benefits of sea water.” The Mayor also stressed: “This local government is committed to accessibility, as well as a municipality with adapted public spaces that everyone can enjoy”.
More than 210 artisans to take part in Pinolere regional fair of handicrafts
The Pinolere Regional Fair of Handicrafts in La Orotava will have 210 artisans from all over the archipelago. The traditional show, which is in its 30th edition, will be held between August 31st and September 2nd in the Pinolere ethnographic park. This year, it will be de-dicated to traditional cos-tumes although over tgbe three days, you can enjoy the art of multiple artisans, various disciplines and traditional trades. La Orotava council recently presented the official poster, the work of the local photo-grapher and person closely linked to the fair, Yapci Gomez Lima. The artist used the women embroiderers of La Orotava as his inspiration, portraying aged hands to reflect the generations that have dedicated them-selves to embroider the typical costumes. Gomez Lima stressed the importance of conserving and enhancing the use of traditional clothing and the need to keep traditional crafts alive. During the presentation ceremony attended by the Mayor Francisco Linares; councillor for local economic development, Efraín Medina, and the manager of the Pinolere Cultural Association, Jesús García, details were given of the broad programme of events that will take place during the three days of the fair, during which it is expected to receive more than 30,000 people . On this occasion there are a total of 210 artisans, 60 per cent from Tenerife and the remaining 40 per cent from the rest of the islands of the archipelago. There is a waiting list of some 30 more craftsmen but due to the conditions of the space the number cannot be increased. This year the Fair is dedicated to traditional costumes, so the motto of the show is ‘stitches with thread’. In addition, tribute will be paid to the town of Sabinosa in El Hierro, so there will be activities and traditional elements hand in hand with the residents of this town. Visitors can enjoy important musical performances that will set the scene. The Los Gofio-nes group, Premio Canarias, will put the finishing touch on the closing of the fair as a tribute to the artisans. The Calicanto group from Lan-zarote will also act, consisting of a score of women. And there will be the Folkloric Associ-ation Sabinosa, the oldest in the Canary Islands. Throughout the weekend, many other attractive activities will be offered to all the public, such as craft workshops. And no less relevant will be the exhibitions of traditional costumes, which are worked from the Pinolere Cultural Association in coordination with the Sectoral Council of the traditional clothing of Tenerife. Sr. Linares stressed the fair is an important showcase for artisans to market their products and a great oppor-tunity for all those who are dedicated, with much sa-crifice, to ancient crafts. He highlighted the involvement of the three public adminis-trations – the Government of the Canary Islands, Tenerife Ca-bildo and La Orotava council – and the fundamental support of private companies.
Caves to open as tourist attraction
The Cabildo of Fuerteventura will carry out conditioning work in the Cueva del Llano de Villaverde prior to its opening as a tourist attraction. The project involves the cleaning, geolocation, bricking and surveying of the cave, among other actions. According to heritage councillor Juan Jiménez: “This place is a marvel that must be taken care of and protected, so that, in a short time it can be visited and admired.” The General Director of Cultural Heritage of the Government of the Canary Islands, Miguel Ángel Clavijo, recently met with the president of the Cabildo, Marcial Morales, Sr. Jiménez and the Mayor of La Oliva to talk about advancing the project.
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