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Contract signed for improvement of rural roads in Phaeaces and Thinalio
CORFU. The work is to be completed 12 months after the signing of the contract.

Temploni under Demokritos ΄microscope΄ for 36 months
CORFU. A complete survey of the environmental situation in Temploni and the surrounding area.

Three-day protest by hotel employees in Acharavi, Perivoli and Maraslio
CORFU. They are demanding re-employment, payment for the period of suspension and support measures.

Temploni residents request fire inspection at landfill
CORFU. Temploni Cultural Society has requested the Fire Department to carry out an inspection for precautionary reasons.

Thousands of Corfu hotel employees worried about what will happen
CORFU. Hoteliers are obliged to re-employ all their employees on 1 July regardless of occupancy levels.

Gouvia summer camp to open again
CORFU. The camp can accommodate 280 people - 190 children, 20 special needs and 70 senior citizens.

Mayor says:"There is no summer camp on Vidos this year because of Covid"
CORFU. Central Corfu & Diapontia Islands Mayor Meropi Ydraiou met with the Vidos Protection & Promotion Association.

Young Corfu athlete silver medallist at Balkan Championships
The Balkan Championships in Serbia 26-27 June were Spyridoula Karydi΄s last opportunity to achieve the Olympic qualifying mark of 14.32m in the triple jump.

Car fire in Troumpeta spreads to surrounding area
CORFU. The embankments next to the road had not been cleared.

Highest June temperature for 66 years yesterday

Young Corfu boy wins group in ACO World Amateur Chess Championship
Simon Max Skembris won his group at the World Amateur Chess Championship (postponed from 2020) in Fodele, Crete 11 -20 June.

National awards for paintings by two Corfu schoolgirls
CORFU. Katerina Kousouni won 1st prize and Maria Tsirigaki won 3rd in the ΄Covid-19 pupils and distance΄ competition organised by the Youth Department of the Hellenic Red Cross.

Long way to go before waste bales are removed
CORFU. The situation in Temploni and Mesorachia, Lefkimmi is disheartening.

"We΄ll stop this crime," says Corfu Waste Watch
CORFU. Protestors at Temploni landfill are marching to Bretanou Lake, which they say has a large quantity of residues from the facility.

12 athletes from Corfu taking part in National Championships
CORFU. The National Men΄s and Women΄s Championships and Under-23 Championships are being held in Patra on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 June.

No summer camp on Vidos again this year - buck being passed from one service to the other
CORFU. The Central Corfu Municipal Council decided by a majority vote on Monday for the summer camp on Vidos Island not to go ahead this year either.

Young Corfu athlete Spyridoula Karydi wins Gold at international meeting
ATHENS. Corfu athlete Dimitris Monopolis came second in the men΄s triple jump and Iro Vradi achieved a personal best in the pole vault.

Corfu athlete Spyridoula Karydi misses out on top spot by 2cm
CEPHALONIA. Young Corfu athlete Spyridoula Karydi came up against the top Greek long jumper Voula Papachristou and came second with 6.41m against the winning 6.43m.