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Corfu Easter 2018
Solemnly devout and yet spectacular and cosmopolitan! Celebrated in the town and all over the island.

Mt. Olympus: Corfu Search & Rescue Unit in the Home of the Gods!
Corfu Special Search and Rescue Unit (EMED) were at the top of Greece΄s highest mountain - Mt. Olympus.

78-year-old man takes his own life in Karousades
CORFU. He left a note saying it was for personal and family reasons.

Municipal voluntary blood donation
CORFU. The Municipality Blood Bank Committee organized its 15th voluntary blood donation event in Georgiou Theotoki St. (new pedestrian precinct) today from 10:00 to 13:00.

Mayor meets with Association of Primary and Nursery School Teachers
CORFU. The discussion was about two-year compulsory state pre-school education.

Fire in Kyra - Chrysikou
CORFU. The Fire Service was called out to a fire at about 11:30 this morning.

Corfu Archbishop΄s Easter visits
CORFU. On Holy Monday, April 2, the Archbishop for Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontia Islands, Nektarios, paid visits to several institutions,

Pupils from Corfu 1st Junior High School visit Croatia with the Erasmus+ Programme
CORFU. Bol School hosted groups of teachers and pupils from their partner schools in the Erasmus+ programme.

Gifts for The Smile of the Child in Evg. Voulgareos pedestrian precinct.
CORFU. Easter candles, ΄botides΄ and handmade Easter gifts for sale at the Easter Bazaar for The Smile of the Child in Evg. Voulgareos pedestrian precinct.

100,000 Euro contract for road construction in Achilleio, Parelion and Palaiokastritsa districts
CORFU. The contract is for 7 months from the time of signing.

The Durrells΄ actor Alexis Georgoulis: "All Corfiots are very into music"
Actor Alexis Georgoulis (Spyros in The Durrells) discusses Corfu in a recent Radio Times interview.

Corfu Food and Wine Festival ΄aroma΄ on ERT3 TV channel
Two of the Food and Wine Festival organizers were interviewed on ERT3 TV channel on Monday morning.

Spectacular Palm Sunday in Corfu with the town bands parading together
CORFU. Following the Palm Sunday procession there was a spectacular parade with over 500 musicians from all the town΄s bands.

Road accident at Sotiriotisa - no injuries
CORFU. There was an accident at the Sotiriotisa bend just before 9pm on Saturday night. Fortunately, there was just minor damage.

Corfu Easter: Lazarus Carols at San Giacomo
CORFU. The Churches of St. Nikolaos and St. Lazarus (who is celebrated today) were the first of many choirs from all over the island to sing today.

Third day of clean-up work on Sotiriotisa seafront….but not ‘All Together’!
CORFU. The effort to make this section of Eth. Palaiokastritsa Rd. respectable again continues.

Special traffic regulations in force in Corfu Town for Palm Sunday
Illegally parked vehicles along the procession route will be towed away.

Man found dead near Mavros Gatos in Spilia
CORFU. The autopsy will shed light on the cause of death of the 40-year-old man in Spilia at about 6pm on Friday. Passersby saw the man unconscious in a car and immediately called for an ambulance.