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Vidos and Lazaretto are integral part of the town
The incident with the scouts involving a gas cylinder, the cancellation of the municipal summer camps, shuttered facilities, and deteriorating infrastructure all point to a pattern of systematic neglect on Vidos.
Relocation or removal?
If it is found that the proposed location is unsuitable because of insufficient water depth, then the "relocation" of the boatyards risks proving to be simply their removal, and perhaps, ultimately, their closure.
Paleokastritsa Varkarola 2026 is back, more spectacular than ever before!
CORFU. A spectacular fusion of light, music and tradition in Paleokastritsa bay.
10th Central Corfu Traditional Folk Dance Festival
CORFU. Friday, July 24, at 8:30 p.m. Old Kastellani Messi Amphitheatre.
Power cuts 22-23 July
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts on Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 July in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Corfu splits up, Athens reunites
CORFU. The dissolution of the unified DIADEYAK was presented as a necessary adaptation to the new local government reality. Just a few months later, however, the same state is promoting large collaborative structures for water management. In the end, the problem was never the size of the organisation, but the lack of infrastructure projects.
Art from Rubbish by Kostas Koulouris: 400 objects come to life
CORFU. The innovative art exhibition will be held in Anemomylos from July 27 to August 6.
΄Panigiri΄ for Agia Marina in Benitses
CORFU. July 16 and 17. The music programme will feature the band ‘Kerkyraiki Parea’.
Two missing young Italian tourists found safe after getting lost on path
CORFU. The 15th EMODE unit launched a swift, coordinated rescue operation on Thursday night to rescue the two young people.
Ionian University and UNICEF establish Centre for Children΄s Rights
CORFU. With the signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation, the Ionian University joins the network of 18 Greek universities collaborating with UNICEF, undertaking initiatives to promote research, education, and public awareness on children΄s rights.
Defibrillator in Paleokastritsa – Important life-saving initiative
CORFU. Following first aid training, the local business community took the initiative to purchase an automated external defibrillator and other medical equipment to help ensure the safety of both residents and visitors.
΄Xepulimart΄ art exhibition by Marily Vlachou at Anemomylos
CORFU. At Anemomylos Art Hall, 6-20 July.
When the internet ‘freezes’, everything freezes
Frequent outages in mobile and internet services are not just technical failures. They highlight the limits of a system that keeps raising demand without properly investing in the infrastructure needed to support it.
Chrysida΄s lost spring
The latest breakdown of Chrysida΄s main water pipeline is more than another reminder of the water supply network΄s vulnerability. It once again raises the question of why the pipeline was not replaced during the winter or spring, when the work could have been undertaken with considerably less disruption.
Power cuts 27-30 June
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts between Saturday 27 and Tuesday 30 June in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
Why are projects in Corfu and Ionian Islands failing to move forward?
Meetings of the Monitoring Committee are usually a missed opportunity for an honest reflection on why so many projects remain, for years on end, suspended between planning and reality.
Coalition of associations pushes back against moorings in Garitsa, demanding protection for historic bay
CORFU. The Garitsa ‘To Alsos’ Association and the Association of Old Town Permanent Residents intervened in the Municipal Council discussion on Garitsa Bay, calling for any plans for moorings or a marina to be excluded and for the area to be designated as a site of historical memory and natural beauty.
Power cuts 18-22 June
The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) has announced that there will be power cuts between Thursday 18 and Monday 22 June in order to carry out necessary maintenance work.
