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Piles of rubbish outside 6th Primary School
CORFU. Basins, wood and even mattresses that have started to ΄sprout΄ have been dumped on the pavement.

Three young men arrested for theft
CORFU. They were involved in cases of theft from a recycling yard and a house burglary on the outskirts of Corfu Town.

Regional Governor and Mayors send letter to PM requesting extension of land registry process
CORFU. "Having already encountered the unyielding stance of the Ministry of Digital Governance, the Regional Governor and the Mayors outline to the Prime Minister the reasons why granting an extension is an absolute necessity."

Public Real Estate Company to fund restoration of Achilleion Palace
ATHENS. The announcement was made by the Deputy Minister of Shipping, Stefanos Gikas, who participated in the Government Committee on Strategic Significance Contracts.

Municipality not participating in auction for former Desyllas factory, but still holds hope
CORFU. Today, November 22, as posted on the platform, the repeat auction will take place, with Piraeus Bank acting as the representative of the bondholders and a starting bid of €5,354,050.

Central Corfu Municipality requests emergency project funding from Ministry of Environment
CORFU. The request was submitted following consultations with Ministry officials, during which the situation in the Municipality and across the entire island was described. The island faced the acute problem of water scarcity this year without any alternative solution.

Central Corfu Municipal KEP closed from Friday 22nd November due to renovation work
CORFU. The collection of documents in physical form (e.g., diplomas, driving licences, original documents) will take place exclusively at the Internal Correspondence Office in the Old Town Hall.

A state of emergency has been declared in the whole of Corfu now
CORFU. Following the central municipality, a state of emergency has also been declared in the other two municipalities by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection.

Large turnout for general strike
CORFU. The demonstrators gathered outside the Workers΄ Centre.

Municipality taking action with regard to parking of rental cars
CORFU. Businesses are requested to submit ownership titles, lease agreements or usage concession agreements for the designated parking spaces to the Technical Services Department of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Municipality.

State of emergency officially declared in Central Corfu Municipality due to water shortage.
CORFU. According to the decision, the declaration aims to address the immediate needs and manage the consequences that may arise in the areas referred to due to the occurrence of drought conditions.

Ionian Islands Region at Thessaloniki International Tourism Exhibition
THESSALONIKI. This year΄s Thessaloniki International Tourism Exhibition featured a total of 342 exhibitors from Greece, with 24 countries from around the world represented.

Land worker electrocuted in Spartylas
CORFU. He was working in the olive trees and didn΄t notice the cables.

Water bill increases coming!
ATHENS. The pricing will now be determined by decisions of the central government, according, at least, to the provisions of the bill for the merger of municipal water and sewerage companies (DEYA), which Kathimerini newspaper revealed yesterday.

Man, 50, arrested for drug trafficking
CORFU. A total of 84 grams of cocaine, €1,800 in cash, and precision electronic scales were seized.

Mass media strike on Tuesday 19 November
ATHENS. Strike in the public and private sectors, including ERT, GGE, AMNA, OTA, Press Offices, EDOEAP and websites, from 5 a.m. on Tuesday, November 19, until 5 a.m. on Wednesday, November 20, joining all workers nationwide in the 24-hour national strike declared by the GSEE.

Five arrests for possession of drugs
CORFU. Those arrested were taken to appear before the Corfu Prosecutor.

13.9% increase in passenger arrivals at Corfu Airport compared to last year
CORFU. According to data from Fraport.