Lefkimmi

Two new Deputy Mayors for Korission- Meliteion and Lefkimmi
CORFU. Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos announced the names of the new deputy mayors for the two districts yesterday.

Lefkimmi Cultural Society now decides to withdraw from committee to meet Minister of Interior
CORFU. Lefkimmi Cultural Society has now changed its mind about participating in the representative committee due to meet with the Minister of the Interior on Wednesday.

Waste management: Corfu representative committee to meet with Minister next Wednesday
CORFU. Following the decision of the Corfu Town Council at its last meeting, the representative committee which has been set up will meet with the Minister of the Interior, Panos Skourletis, on Wednesday 28th February.

Lefkimmi Society agrees to participate in committee to visit Athens
CORFU. Following its 3-hour general assembly, Lefkimmi Cultural Society agreed to send a representative with the waste management committee to visit Athens.

Corfu Mayor: Transportation of the waste away from Corfu is the final option available!
CORFU. “We need to deal with this dead end we find ourselves in calmly and prudently,” said the Mayor following a meeting at the town hall.

Voluntary blood donation in Lefkimmi
CORFU. Organized by Lefkimmi 2nd Primary School & Nursery Parents and Guardians Association along with the South Corfu Hunting Club.

Trapped driver removed from car and taken to hospital
CORFU. There was a serious road accident last night just after 9.30pm on the National Lefkimmi Rd. about 100 metres from the Ag. Prokopiou crossroads.

Lefkimmi vindicated by the decision to transport waste out of Corfu
CORFU. Maria Kontomari, President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society, told Enimerosi that she considered last night’s unanimous decision – following hours of discussion at the Council meeting – to be a step forward.

Council meeting reversal: Proposal to transport the waste passed unanimously
CORFU. Temporary relief for residents of south Corfu with agreement not to use Lefkimmi landfill.

Vehement opposition to Lefkimmi landfill
CORFU. Residents of south Corfu along with other organizations were out in force to contest the proposed licensing of Lefkimmi landfill.

Lefkimmi Society is blocking the Messonghi Bridge on Thursday
CORFU. The Lefkimmi Society is planning protest action against the licensing of the landfill in the south.

No ferry services between Lefkimmi and Igoumenitsa due to strong winds
CORFU. The ferry services between Lefkimmi and Igoumenitsa are not operating because of the weather conditions.

Waste management: Corfu seeking arbitration from Environment Minister
CORFU. Meeting with Environment Minister, Panos Skourletis, in Athens tomorrow about waste management.

SYRIZA office window smashed in Lefkimmi
CORFU. SYRIZA members found the window of their office in Rigglades, Lefkimmi smashed yesterday morning.

Man found dead in well in Lefkimmi
CORFU. An 87-year-old man was found dead in a well in Potami Lefkimmi at 10 o’clock this morning.

Missing 84-year-old from Lefkimmi found dead
CORFU. An 84-year-old man from Lefkimmi, who had been missing, was found dead yesterday evening in a steep and almost inaccessible area of the countryside.

Corfu MP Fotini Vaki: Immediate action to compensate victims of recent storms
CORFU. The Corfu SYRIZA MP, Fotini Vaki, has been in continuous contact with the local authorities and the Ministry of the Interior in an effort to speed up the process of documenting the damage caused by the storms in south Corfu and arranging for compensation.

Storm damage: Claims for compensation have to be submitted within 2 months
CORFU. The Regional Governor for the Ionian Islands, Theodoros Galiatsatos, met with Nikoletta Pandi, Deputy Governor for Corfu and civil protection coordinator on Monday, to coordinate the optimum response from the Regional administration in the aftermath of this weekend’s thunderstorms.