News

Refuse collection being reinforced - increased need for recycling
CORFU. Update from the Municipal Cleansing Services.

Lefkimmi Cultural Society: We will obstruct the use of Lefkimmi landfill in every legal way
CORFU. Residents΄ Association held a meeting with the recent legalization of the use of the Lefkimmi facility as the main topic.

Ferrari Road Show in Corfu next week!
CORFU. For two days (11th and 12th June) these dazzling red ladies will be visiting the island.

Integrated telemedicine system for Othoni island
CORFU. Othoni will have an integrated telemedicine system connected to the Hatzikostas Hospital in Ioannina together with a defibrillator by the end of June.

30-year-old caught stealing from telecommunications company
CORFU. Caught red-handed.

International Brindisi - Corfu Regatta: Boats set sail today
CORFU. The International Brindisi-Corfu Regatta is one of the most important sea events in the Mediterranean and the most important open-sea event in the Adriatic.

Temporary permission approved - transfer of waste bales to Lefkimmi can now go ahead
CORFU. Today the Ionian Islands Regional Administration received the approval from the Decentralized Administration for the temporary storage of bales in Mesorahi, Lefkimmi.

Breath-taking drone footage of Temploni landfill
CORFU. This is what is meant by ΄overfull΄!

21 immigrants rescued off the coast of Corfu
CORFU. Late on Tuesday evening a nearby sea vessel and a Coast Guard patrol boat located a boat with 21 immigrants on board off the north west coast of Corfu.

Film director Eija Eliisa Ahtila receives Honorary Doctorate from Department of Audio Visual Arts
CORFU. See a short video of the award ceremony.

250,000 Euros to transfer the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi
CORFU. All the necessary procedures for transferring the waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi are being completed. Today the Cleansing Services (SYDISA) approved the funding of the operation.

My family and other animals fear for Corfu
Article by Lee Durrell in The Sunday Times, 20th May 2018. Her late husband, Gerald, recoiled as ΄carbuncles΄ sprouted on his island haven. Now Lee Durrell pleads against a huge development

Origami workshop at the Museum of Asian Art
CORFU. The Japanese Embassy and Corfu Museum of Asian Art are organizing an origami workshop with Mr. Sonoko Fujii, Origami Master, who comes from Japan to teach in the Greek language.

Lefkimmi landfill: Temporary permission for one year for the waste bales to be taken there
CORFU. What the Solid Waste Management Organization (SYDISA) report says about a permanent licence being granted.

Spraying to be carried out on piles of refuse
CORFU. Emergency spraying of piles of refuse with insecticides and fumigants in the districts of Corfu and Phaeaces, Korission, Lefkimmi, Meliteia, Achilleion, Parelion, Agios Georgios, Esperion, Thinalia, Kassopaion and Palaiokastritsa.

Explosive device found near to rubbish that caught fire in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The device was discovered by firefighters who were called out on Saturday night to a fire that had broken out in a pile of rubbish near Ag. Dimitrios cemetry, Lefkimmi.

Another fire put out - rubbish pile in Vrioni
CORFU. In the last 24 hours fires have broken out in refuse bins in several areas.