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Giallinas Mansion: Galiatsatos tells Ydraiou "Give the true facts!"
CORFU. The former Regional Governor responded to Ms. Ydraiou΄s statement: "Ms. Ydraiou should give the true facts and give credit where credit is due - local authorities and public administrations carry on from where the previous ones left off..."

Corfu Radio Stations Union lodges extrajudicial documents against DEDDIE
CORFU. Corfu radio station owners went to see the Corfu Prosecutor due to "repeated power cuts in the area with the radio and TV station aerials" on Mt. Pantokrator.

Alternative Cultural Workshop: Free-exchange bazaar
CORFU. Corfu Alternative Cultural Workshop is organising a free - exchange bazaar on Saturday 30 November.

Meropi Ydraiou announces that Giallinas Mansion will be ready in 2 years
CORFU. Mayor Ydraiou said "The appearance of the building will be changing and in two years it will be ready to open as one of the most modern art and cultural venues...Corfu is slowly healing its open wounds, renovating its historical buildings and will become a major attraction."

ERT Kerkyra:Collection of basic goods for victims in Albania
CORFU. ERT Kerkyra has started an aid campaign for the earthquake victims in Albania.

Nikos Kalogeros and Spyros Neratzis pay inspection visit to Vidos Island
CORFU. The aim is to organise the summer camp again this year and, according to the Deputy Mayor for Technical Works, to draw up and implement a master plan for the island.

Musical evening at the Archaeological Museum for the 1st Anniversary of its reopening
CORFU. Corfu Inspectorate of Antiquities and AHEPA HJ-34 Corcyra are organising a musical evening ΄Musical Migration΄.

Corfu Philharmonic Society concert with Gerasimos Tsagarakis
CORFU. Corfu ΄Old΄ Philharmonic Society will be putting on a concert on Saturday 30 November.

New football turf in Spartilas completely burnt
CORFU. Fire broke out at the football pitch in Spartilas yesterday evening.

Another strong aftershock in Albania
ALBANIA. There was another strong aftershock in Albania on Wednesday evening.

Central Corfu Municipal Christmas events in Old Town Hall Square
CORFU. The Municipality of Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands has issued an announcement about this year΄s Christmas events and activities in the Old Town Hall Square.

The example of Catalonia and a change of direction for Corfu
CORFU. The Director of the Catalonia Waste Management Organisation Josep Maria Tost i Borras describes how Catalonia managed its waste and is considered to be one of the most successful European models.

The wealthy German fighting for a ΄small paradise΄ in Corfu
GERMANY. The German newspaper FAZ published an article about the investor Jörg Rockenhäuser and his fight against the investment in Erimitis, Corfu.

Christmas celebration and bazaar in Afra
CORFU. Organised by Afra Primary & Nursery School PGA and Afra Educational & Cultural Society.

Strong earthquake near Kythira
KYTHIRA. There was a strong earthquake in the sea between Chania and Kythira at 09:23 this morning.

Recycling meeting in Dafni
CORFU. Yet another initiative to try and raise public awareness about recycling - this time in Dafni.

15 dead and 28 rescued from collapsed buildings (13:00)
TIRANA. The news at 13:00 Greek time was that 28 people had been pulled out of collapsed buildings following the earthquake and 15 people had been confirmed dead.

Members of Hellenic Rescue Team to assist in Albania
CORFU. Following this morning΄s earthquake members of the Hellenic Rescue Team will be going to Albania to assist with locating and rescuing people trapped in buildings.