News
Ionian School of Music students in concert
CORFU. Concert with students from the Middle and Advanced classes at the Ionian School of Music.
Photos of the destruction at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. Photos of the burnt and vandalised facility.
Large protest with quad bikes in the centre of town.
CORFU. Dozens of quad bikes drove round town today in protest against the Ministry of Transport legislation.
Charter flight from Corfu makes emergency landing in Italy.
BRINDISI. A charter flight which had taken off from Corfu Airport had to make an emergency landing in Brindisi on Saturday 5th May.
Steven Bernstein present at awards ceremony for 2nd Corfu PhotoMarathon
CORFU. The distinguished American filmmaker, director and scriptwriter honoured the Corfu Photography Club awards ceremony with his presence.
Regional Governor: Police Chief should be suspended
CORFU. Strong words from the Regional Governor, Theodoros Galiatsatos, in a post on Facebook regarding the Lefkimmi landfill arson.
Barricade taken down at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. The tyres that had been placed as a barricade blocking access to Lefkimmi landfill were removed today in the presence of the police.
Corfu MP Fotini Vaki: Police knew about the arson!
CORFU. Corfu SYRIZA MP Fotini Vaki loudly denounced the police on a Corfu TV channel on Sunday night, saying that they had had information concerning the arson attack at Lefkimmi landfill.
Corfu athlete Spyridoula Karydi becomes world champion at World Schools Athletics Competition!
MARRAKESH. Spyridoula Karydi won the gold medal in the triple jump at the World Schools Competition in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Lefkimmi Association considers the fire to be at the least ΄suspicious΄
LEFKIMMI. The Association considers the fire that destroyed three buildings at the Lefkimmi landfill to be the work of provocateurs. The following statement was issued:
Tension between Temploni residents and work contractors
CORFU. Residents were alerted when a contractor΄s refuse truck entered the Temploni landfill this morning and emptied the rubbish onto the mountain of waste at Unit 3, which residents had wanted to blockade.
Three buildings burnt down at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. Three buildings were destroyed when fire broke out at Lefkimmi landfill at 11:30 this morning.
Fire in Campiello: Immediate response from Fire Service
CORFU. When fire breaks out in a district like Campiello an immediate response is especially important.
Rousing performance from Thessaloniki drummers in Liston yesterday.
CORFU. Male and female drummers from Thessaloniki (?) entertained locals enjoying a leisurely Saturday morning in Liston.
Lefkimmi protesters at landfill road junction
LEFKIMMI. Photos and video of protesters and the barricade of tyres blocking the road and preventing access to the municipal facility.
Protesters find Temploni landfill closed
CORFU. Residents who had decided on Thursday to block access to the mountain of rubbish within the facility found the Temploni facility padlocked.
See the condition of Temploni Landfill (video)
CORFU. Blockade of one of the units at the Temploni facility and a protest rally in Lefkimmi at 19:00 on Saturday.
