Social

House fire in Karousades
CORFU. Fire broke out in a house in Karousades on Thursday 7th June at 10pm.

Well-known cultivator of cannabis arrested for the seventh time - and released after appearing before the Prosecutor
CORFU. Yet again - for the seventh time - police arrested a man well-known to them, who claims he cultivates cannabis for personal medical use. This time another man wasalso arrested.

No children΄s summer camp on Vidos island this year
CORFU. Corfu Municipality received a document from the Regional Administration on May 18 saying that it hadn΄t provided the necessary documentation for the new regulations and so didn΄t fulfil the new conditions.

Road accident on Eth. Palaiokastritsas Rd near Tzavros
CORFU. Road accident at about 11:00 this morning.

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.

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.

Guidelines from the Medical Association on preventing the spread of diseases from refuse
CORFU. The huge piles of rapidly decaying waste, with which Corfu residents and visitors have had to co-exist recently, is fertile ground for the development of micro-organisms and also attract of insects and rodents which carry diseases.

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.

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

Protest concert in Lefkimmi against the use of the landfill
CORFU. With the slogan - ΄No to the criminalization of the people of Lefkimmi - No to the illegal operation of the Mesorahia (Lefkimmi) landfill΄.

Young man seriously injured in road accident in Boukari, South Corfu
CORFU. The accident happened in Boukari, South Corfu just before 6pm on Saturday evening.

Donation of paramedical equipment to the Old People΄s Home from Corfu Rotary Club
CORFU. The donation was made to cover the needs of residents.

΄Plus΄ Educational Institute supports ΄The Smile of the Child΄
CORFU. For the third year running, students from the Foreign Language Institute ΄Plus΄ will be selling homemade lemonade made from the traditional recipe of Yiayia (Granny) Angelina.

Observation of the night sky at Anemomylos
CORFU. Corfu Astronomical Society is organizing an observation of the night sky with a telescope at Anemomylos.

Smoke coming from pile of rubbish in Karteria - immediate response from Fire Service
CORFU. Fire Service called out to a fire at a large pile of rubbish.

Guided tours of the oceanographic vessel ΄Aegaeo΄
CORFU. Corfu Port Authority President Spyros Stefanidis and ship΄s captain Kanakaris talk to Enimerosi.