Corfu

Update from North Corfu Mayor on work in progress
CORFU. North Corfu Mayor Giorgos Mahimaris has provided a summary of works, meetings and events in the area.

Smoke coming from basement in Capodistriou St.
CORFU. No cause for concern - Fire Service responds immediately.

South Corfu Runners: Trek and New Year΄s Cake
CORFU. South Corfu Runners will be cutting their New Year΄s cake in Petriti on Sunday 26 January at 09:30.

Deputy Mayor for Cleansing: Refuse collection from airport and port is not Municipality΄s responsibility
CORFU. The leader of the ΄Prota i Kerkyra΄ party Giorgos Kaloudis put questions to the Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Municipal Council regarding airport and port waste.

Increase in average tourist spend in Greece in 2019 - Increase in travel receipts
ATHENS. Ionian Islands in 5th place for travel receipts with €1.840m and 2.854k visits in the first 9 months. Only Piraeus had greater receipts than Corfu Port from cruise ships.

Art exhibition: ΄Stained Glass΄ by Spyros Alamanos at Corfu Art Gallery
CORFU. Corfu Art Gallery΄s first exhibition of 2020.
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Guided tour of Corfu historic centre
CORFU. The weather may not have been ideal, but the guided tour in Corfu Town organised by the Union of Tourist Guides went ahead on Sunday morning.

Electrical fire in Corfu Old Town brought under control
CORFU. The Fire Service was called out to an electrical fire caused by a short circuit on Friday night.

Over 30m passengers at 14 Fraport airports in 2019
ATHENS. There were 3,275,897 arrivals at Corfu ΄Ioannis Capodistrias Airport compared to 3,364,141 in 2018 - a decrease of approximately 2.6%.

Guided tours of Corfu Town historic centre for the public
CORFU. Open invitation from the Ionian Islands & Western Greece Tour Guides Union.

Corfu Mountain Trail - Race and New Year΄s Cake in Ermones
CORFU. Sunday 12 January in Ermones at 09:30.

23% increase in normal births at Corfu Hospital over last 4 years
CORFU. In 2015 there were 92 normal births at the hospital - 19.2% of total births. In 2019 there were 113 - 25% of the total.

Corfu Hotels Careers Day at Corfu Palace Hotel
CORFU. The 1st Hotel Careers Day in Corfu.

Question to Meropi Ydraiou regarding airport and port waste
CORFU. The leader of the ΄Prota i Kerkyra΄ party Giorgos Kaloudis has asked for information regarding airport and port waste.

Blessing of the waters at Corfu Old Port
CORFU. The traditional blessing of the waters took place at the Old Port with sunshine but 7 degrees Celsius.

South Corfu Mayor walks out of Solid Waste Management Organisation (FoDSA) meeting in protest
CORFU. Tensions ran high yet again at the meeting of the Solid Waste Management Organisation (FoDSA) as South Corfu Mayor Kostas Lessis and Deputy Mayor Socrates Andriotis walked out as a "matter of dignity".

Union of Corfu Artists group exhibition
CORFU. Members of the Union of Corfu Artists are putting on a group exhibition.

Hospital improvements right up to the very end of Phivos Kakavitsas΄ tenure as Director
CORFU. More improvements from the outgoing Hospital Administration - in the Oncology Unit and other parts of the hospital.