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"A breath of Corfu colour and sound" in People΄s Garden - an evening of poetry, art and music
CORFU. An ambitious project in the People΄s Garden last Wednesday night.

Traditional Pontian dancing for first time on Corfu streets on 20 August
CORFU. The Pontian Black Sea Club will be organising a celebration with the ΄Momoeria΄ traditional dance in Corfu Town at 19:30 and a celebration at the Old Port at 21:00.

Ten arrests at Ionian Islands airports
CORFU. Foreign nationals attempting to travel abroad illegally were arrested at Corfu, Zakynthos and Cephalonia airports.
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St.Spyridon procession in its full splendour again this year
CORFU. The 11th August procession was held in its full splendour again this year following two years of pandemic limitations.

Seven drug arrests in Ionian Islands yesterday
CORFU. All those arrested were taken to appear before their respective Public Prosecutors.

North Corfu: New school building works
CORFU. Work to be done at the following primary and secondary schools: Kavadades Nursery, Nissaki Nursery, Agros Primary, Kassiopi Primary, Peroulades Junior High, Agros Junior High & High, Karousades Junior High and Kassiopi Junior High & High.

Traffic measures in Corfu Town 10 and 11 August
CORFU. Illegally parked vehicles will be towed away.

After 3-month search for lifeguards, four more Central Corfu beaches awarded blue flags
CORFU. All the beaches supervised by Central Corfu Municipality which had applied passed the test and were awarded Blue Flags.

EODY reports 1,095 new cases of COVID-19 in Corfu (1-7 August)
ATHENS. EODY announced 100,421 new cases from 1 to 7 August - including 1,095 in Corfu.

Thefts and burglaries on the increase in North Corfu
CORFU. Houses are being broken into in broad daylight in the search for money and valuables.

Burning yacht near Antipaxos sinks
PAXOS. The seven Italians on board were taken to Gaios and are safe and well.

Italian woman, 34, found dead in Kavos
CORFU. Lefkimmi police are conducting an investigation.

Yacht on fire between Paxos and Antipaxos
PAXOS. All those on board left by themselves using the boat΄s dinghy.

Drop in price of unleaded petrol
CORFU. Prices still remain over €2 but they are up to €0.40 cheaper than they have been recently.

Spyros Neratzis: The real reason Municipal summer camps on Vidos aren΄t happening
CORFU. The basic prerequisite for summer camps to operate is hidden in the words of Kazantzakis: "You have responsibility. You are not just governing your own small, insignificant existence."

Arson suspected in Lefkimmi wildfire
CORFU. It is expected to take time for the fire to be completely extinguished and firefighters will remain on the scene for at least 48 hours.

St.Spyridon Day celebration programme 11 August
CORFU. Thursday 11 August: 05:30-09:00 - Celebratory service for St. Spyridon΄s miracle on 11 August - Procession with Sacred Relics

Road accident in Kavadades - one woman dead
CORFU. A car with two women came off the road and went down the slope at the side of the road.