News from Fuerteventura, November archives
Cabildo continues to subsidise bus services
El Cabildo has paid 47.313 euro to Tihade, the bus company on Fuerteventura for the months May to August, so the they can continue to provide a 20% reduction of the fare to those with Bonobus tickets.
Ciao Ciao to reopen as a bar
Ciao Ciao, (Chow Chow) in Caleta de Fuste which has recently been trading as Occasions card shop is to reopen as a bar, where you can buy drinks, use the internet, photocopy and buy greetings cards. More news soon.
Fuermetal exposition closes
More than 30,000 people visited the Fuermetal exposition held in Puerto del Rosario recently.
Corralejo kite festival success.
The Kite festival recently held on the beach at Corralejo was a great success.
Floods on Fuerte
Flooding in parts of Fuerteventura was caused by the severe thunderstorm which hit the island yesterday morning.
El Ayuntamiento meets with tour operators at the London tourism fair
La concejala de Turismo, Nereida Calero met with the main British tour operators,Thomas Cook, Thomson and MyTravel, among others at the world travel market in London.
Día Internacional del Árbol,The international day of the Tree.
18,000 indigenous plants, trees and bushes are given away by the Department of the Environment each year to protect the natural environment of Fuerteventura. During the next few weeks the Cabildo in collaboration with the ayuntamientos of the island will hold various events to raise the awareness of the importance of protecting the natural plant species here.
Funding for Red Cross
The Cabildo will finance 95% of the work of the Cruz Roja de Fuerteventura, giving 290.383 euro for work until 2007 which will allow them the security to plan for the future.
Moves to increase the German tourist market
Seven journalists from Germany will be visiting the island for four days along with a member of the Spanish Office of Tourism from the city German of
Frankfurt. The aim is to promote throughout Germany, activities on the island such as walking, watersports and horse trekking.
New Museum at El Toston
A new museum to be known as the Museo de la Pesca Artesanal de El Tostón, is to be built at the El Toston Lighthouse.
FV2 Road Closure
Latest update. This evening between the hours of 10pm and 5am this road is due to be asphalted, it is advised that using this road between those times should be avoided.
The main North-South Highway, the FV-2 is to be closed between the airport and El Castillo (Caleta de Fuste) for two weeks while the roadway is improved. The road will be closed from Monday 7th November.
Investment in drainage for Puerto
The Cabildo is to invest 1.3 million euro to improve the drainage of water in the Fabelo region of Puerto del Rosario.
Historic car acquired
El Cabildo de Fuerteventura has acquired the 1920's car that was used to transport the necessary materials to construct the Villa Winter in Cofete as well as other constructions, and for the transportation of sand, limestone, agricultural products, etc to the area.
Kidney Dialysis (Nefrología) on Fuerteventura.
Tania Pérez, is almost back to full health after receiving a successful kidney transplant on September 6th, she had had to travel to Las Palmas three times a week for dialysis to keep her alive.
Flights from Dublin
The Cabildo announced this morning that Aer Lingus will soon be operating regular flights from Dublin to Fuerteventura.
Dolphins at Caleta de Fuste
A school of dolphins or small whales was seen a couple of days ago, just off the shore of Nuevo Horizonte, heading towards Caleta de Fuste. This is the second time such a school has been seen there recently.
The animals came to within about 30 metres of the shore and provided a delightful free spectacle for those of us that were out and about at the time. Given the size of the animals at about 3-4 metres, that they were quite slow swimming, and very black, our best guess is that they were either long fin (Globicephala melas) or short fin (Globicephala macrorhynchus) pilot whales.
New emergency vehicles
The La Consejería de Medio Ambiente, Caza, Seguridad y Emergencias, is to get new emergency vehicles including a fire engine and a fleet of ambulances in measures to improve the equipment of the emergency services that deal with the central zone and north of Fuerteventura.
180 tons of Iron
More than 180 tons of iron will be recovered when the 300 abandoned vehicles which have been collected from La Oliva are crushed.Initially, they empty the vehicles of batteries, oil and fuels then lift them by crane into the crusher. This work is important as the abandoned cars spoil the environment both aesthetically eventually cause environmental contamination.
It's Arrived
Fuller Smith & Turner London Pride Premium Ale is now available in the Canary Islands. 500ml cans can be purchased via our newest sponsor. For more details see the Fullers Canary S.L. page
Mysterious packages
Holiday makers have been surprised recently by large packages appearing in various places on the island. They all have the same shape and these two were found in Morro Jable and La Lajita. A sneaky peek inside the packaging shows them to have computer keyboards.
The Fuerteventura tourist board reports sucess at Feria Suiza de Montreaux.
Fuerteventura was promoted as part of Turespaña, along with Gran Canaria and Tenerife, the only three islands from the Canarian archipelago to attend.
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