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Tension between Temploni residents and work contractors
CORFU. Residents were alerted when a contractor΄s refuse truck entered the Temploni landfill this morning and emptied the rubbish onto the mountain of waste at Unit 3, which residents had wanted to blockade.
Three buildings burnt down at Lefkimmi landfill
LEFKIMMI. Three buildings were destroyed when fire broke out at Lefkimmi landfill at 11:30 this morning.
Lefkimmi protesters at landfill road junction
LEFKIMMI. Photos and video of protesters and the barricade of tyres blocking the road and preventing access to the municipal facility.
Protesters find Temploni landfill closed
CORFU. Residents who had decided on Thursday to block access to the mountain of rubbish within the facility found the Temploni facility padlocked.
What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
Concert to celebrate the establishment of the ΄Second Chance΄ school at Corfu Prison and to collect books for the library
CORFU. The Psychologists Association and Friends of Corfu Prison ΄Second Chance΄ School are organizing a concert with the Funky Organ Trio.
5-day Corfu Food & Wine Festival almost with us – come and enjoy the taste of Corfu!
CORFU. A 5-day culinary feast awaits tens of thousands of visitors to Corfu as well as residents – Greek and foreign. In the island’s restaurants, village squares and the largest square in Greece – Spianada, they will be able to experience the history of Corfu cuisine from Homeric times to the present day and discover modern creative trends and new products.
Action Committee decides to blockade the overfull unit at Temploni landfill
CORFU. It was decided at a meeting of the Action Committee members late on Thursday night to block access to the overfull unit in Temploni landfill facility.
Municipality suing those responsible for today΄s incidents in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The Municipality of Corfu has lodged a complaint about what happened this morning when work crews from the Power Company (DEDDIE), the Municipality and the Water Company (DEYAK) went to Lefkimmi.
On the alert in Lefkimmi - discreet police presence
LEFKIMMI. Local residents have gathered on the access road to the Lefkimmi landfill facility on stand-by and ΄keeping their powder dry΄. Access has been blocked with lorry tyres.
Ferry service connecting Ionian Islands commences Wednesday 2nd May
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday the ferry will go from Corfu to Paxos, Lefkada, Ithaca, Cephalonia and Zakynthos. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday it will go in the opposite direction from Zakynthos to Corfu.
900,000 Euros for road works in Phaeaces District
CORFU. Thursday 31st May at 10:00 has been set as the date and time for the electronic opening of tenders for the work.
Vitalades Cultural Society: 6th Spring cultural weekend
CORFU. Vitalades Cultural & Dance Society, together the Ionian Islands Region, is organizing its 6th Spring cultural weekend: ΄A Stroll through Tradition΄.
Don΄t you dare open the road to the landfill in the south!
LEFKIMMI (CORFU). If the town council decides to asphalt the road leading to Lefkimmi landfill, then the Lefkimmi Cultural Society will organize a large demonstration in the area.
What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
All ΄culinary΄ roads leading to Corfu!
CORFU. The Corfu Food & Wine Festival is in its final stages of preparation and according to the organizers foreign embassies and organizations have shown a lot of interest as well as a desire to participate in the events.
MP Kostas Pavlidis: Government is determined to break Corfu Municipality up into smaller municipalities
ATHENS. At least four island municipalities are being looked at – Corfu, Cephalonia, Mytilini and Rhodes as well as mountain regions such as Grevena.
Lefkimmi Salt Lakes: Volunteers take it upon themselves to clean up the area
CORFU. Environmentally conscious members of the public decided to take action and cleaned up the wetland, removing the plastic waste.
