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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.
Garitsa isn΄t the problem - it΄s a symptom
The controversy surrounding the moorings and the effort to preserve Garitsa Bay as an “open marina” is about more than a cherished waterfront. It raises broader concerns about how much development Corfu can sustain, the growing commercialisation of public space, and whether local people will remain connected to the sea that has long defined who they are.
Outrage over water and limits of public tolerance in Corfu
Residents of Corfu are aware that DEYAK is an aging and financially strained utility. So why does outrage erupt after every extended water outage? Because understanding the causes does not diminish the demand for what is self-evident: access to a basic public service.
Elderly woman pulled unconscious from sea at Ipsos beach
CORFU. The woman was spotted by bathers and rushed to hospital, where she regained consciousness several hours later. She remains hospitalised in serious condition.
What should we expect from Corfu’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan - and when?
CORFU. The publication of Corfu’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) in the Official Government Gazette formally establishes it, but does not mean it has been implemented. Pedestrians, cycling, public transport, and parking are at the heart of the plan, but each measure will require studies, approvals, and funding before it can move from the drawing board into reality.
