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New heliport in Mathraki completed
CORFU. Deputy Mayor Noni Mastora thanked the Hellenic Armed Forces General Staff and the Ministry of Defence.
Municipal amphibious wheelchairs for the beaches
CORFU. Within the next few days 4 new amphibious wheelchairs which the Municipality has just received will be allocated to 4 Corfu beaches
Minister for the Interior’s answer to question about refuse and riot police in Corfu
ATHENS. In Parliament today, Thursday 28th, the explosive situation in Corfu due to the refuse and the presence of riot police was discussed following a question from the Communist Party MP Nikos Moraitis.
The convoy of lorries transferring the waste bales
CORFU. The convoy of lorries transporting the waste bales from Temploni landfill to Lefkimmi with a police escort.
The transfer of waste bales from Temploni to Lefkimmi has begun - the area has been blocked off
LEFKIMMI. The first lorries with waste bales from Temploni arrived at Lefkimmi landfill early this morning.
Two more arrests in Lefkimmi
CORFU. There were minor incidents in Lefkimmi on Wednesday night at the crossroads on the main road with the road leading to the landfill.
Workers΄ Unions to hold demonstration in San Rocco on Friday against the presence of the riot police
CORFU. There was a meeting of the union executives from the All-Workers Militant Front (PAME)on Wednesday night.
Lefkimmi residents face off with the riot police
LEFKIMMI. For the second day Lefkimmi residents gathered on the streets opposite the riot police (MAT).
Letter from Ionian Islands Regional Administration to ABTA: In 10 days Corfu will have been cleaned up
CORFU. The Ionian Islands Regional Governor assures British travel agents and tour operators that collection of refuse throughout the island will have been completed in 10 days.
49-year-old driver dies at the wheel
CORFU. A 49-year-old man died while at work in a taxi near Corfu Port.
΄War΄ Report: Seven arrests, two injuries and one police van damaged!
CORFU. All was quiet today in the area which showed clear signs of last night΄s clashes. Things are expected to flare up again when the first trucks appear with the waste bales from Temploni.
Four arrests following last night΄s incidents with the riot police in Lefkimmi.
CORFU. Four people - three men and one woman - were arrested following incidents that began at 11pm in Lefkimmi where squads of riot police have been positioned since early Tuesday morning.
Temploni Residents Association asks for the immediate withdrawal of riot police from Corfu
CORFU. Temploni Cultural Society has issued a statement regarding the presence of riot police in Corfu.
Lefkimmi: Molotov cocktails thrown and riot police use chemicals
CORFU. Incidents in Lefkimmi last night where the riot police (MAT) were positioned.
Two men arrested following the incidents with the riot police in Lefkimmi - another man is being sought
CORFU. Two policemen were also injured.
New waste management project with a budget of 925,000 Euros
CORFU. The new project is the ΄Development of a network for the separate collection of bio-waste in Corfu Municipality΄.
Corfu Mayor:"I didn΄t ask for the riot police - the order came from the government"
CORFU. What the Mayor said about the letter to the Minister for the Interior and other ministries.
Riot police incidents: Two people held for questioning and one policeman injured
CORFU. The tension in Lefkimmi between residents and riot police led to two residents being held for questioning.
