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Solid Waste Management General Secretary confirms that Lefkimmi waste bales will be taken to Kozani
ATHENS. Only one of the Corfu MPs took part in the meeting in Athens with the General Secretary for Solid Waste Management Manolis Grafakos.

Cultural groups invited to take part in 23rd Corfu Folklore Festival in March
CORFU. ΄Laodama΄ has issued an invitation to all cultural societies with traditional Greek dance groups.

Pagi Cultural Society cut its New Year΄s cake...with lots of fun, dancing and wine!
CORFU. Pagi Cultural Society cut its New Year΄s cake on Sunday 12 January.

An important week for Corfu waste management
CORFU. Hopefully questions will be answered and clarification provided regarding the removal of waste from the island.

Heating and air-conditioning repairs to begin soon at Municipal Theatre
CORFU. Deputy Mayor for Technical Works Nikos Kalogeros carried out an inspection of the heating and air-conditioning system accompanied by Culture Supervisor Fotis Skourtis.

National Monitoring Centre for the development of sustainable tourism
ATHENS. The Minister of Tourism Haris Theoharis today approved the setting up of a working group to create a plan for a National Sustainable Tourism Monitoring Centre.

Separate collection of batteries in Phaeaces district
CORFU. There was a meeting at Phaeaces Municipal Centre on Friday 10 January.

Funeral for fire victim Spyros Kritikos on Wednesday
CORFU. Friends and family will say their final farewell on Wednesday 15th at 15:00 at the Church of Agiou Ioanni Lazou in Mantouki.

Three survivors arrested for trafficking
CORFU. The search for those still missing continues but none have as yet been found.

Survivors from sunken boat near Paxos being accommodated at Zalongo Town Hall
PREVEZA. The 21 survivors from the boat that sunk southwest of Paxos on have been accommodated in a specially area in Zalongo Town Hall since Saturday night.

Meropi Ydraiou going to Kozani on Friday
The Solid Waste Management Organisation (FODSA) President and Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi will be going to Kozani on Friday along with other Organisation members.

Guided tours of Corfu Town historic centre for the public
CORFU. Open invitation from the Ionian Islands & Western Greece Tour Guides Union.

Chimney fire in Kefalomantouko
CORFU. The Fire Service has been called out to a chimney fire at a house in Kefalomantouko.

Paxos boat sinking: 13 of the 21 survivors leave hospital
PREVEZA. Latest news and images from the sunk boat off Paxos with 12 people drowned.

Halandri leading the way with 80% recycling
ATHENS. The most decisive step that Halandri Municipality took regarding recycling and sorting at source was to use brown bins to collect food waste.

Clean-up work in Nafsikas St.,Kanoni on Monday morning
CORFU. Kanoni Cultural Society has announced that work will begin at 07:30.

Coast Guard videos of the search and rescue operation off Paxos
ATHENS. Videos of the search and rescue operation off Paxos and a message from the Minister of Marine and Island Policy Yiannis Plakiotakis.

Clean-up at Emporiko Kentro by Municipal Services
CORFU. Deputy Mayor Nikos Kalogeros: "There΄s still quite a lot of work to do but I believe we will achieve what we have set out to do."