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Riot police incidents: Two people held for questioning and one policeman injured
CORFU. The tension in Lefkimmi between residents and riot police led to two residents being held for questioning.
Lots of tension in Lefkimmi with the riot police
Local residents continue to gather round the police cordon in Lefkimmi.
This is war say Lefkimmi residents
CORFU. With another 300 riot police (MAT) expected to arrive on Tuesday the number of those present on the island will double. From the early hours this morning they put their plan into action - blocking off all side streets leading onto the main Lefkimmi road and, of course, all those leading to the landfill facility in Mesorahia, Lefkimmi.
President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society regarding the riot police: ΄I call on every democratic citizen not to allow this΄
LEFKIMMI. The arrival of a strong police presence in Lefkimmi has created tension and turmoil amongst the local residents.
Communist Party statement regarding the presence of the riot police in Lefkimmi
CORFU. The local Communist Party issued the following statement immediately following the appearance of the riot police in Lefkimmi:
΄Lefkimmi won΄t become another Iphigenia΄: New attacks on Regional Governor
CORFU. 1,500 signatures collected up to now.
What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
World Music Day in Corfu: The ΄sirtaki΄ as you΄ve never heard it before!
CORFU. All day yesterday groups of musicians from the island΄s Philharmonic Societies performed in various central locations.
There are now 18 beaches in Corfu suitable for those with special needs
CORFU. Deputy Mayor for Social Policies Andreas Skoupouras received another four amphibious wheelchairs yesterday.
What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
Children΄s playgrounds to be improved with funding from ΄Philodimos II΄
ATHENS. Decision from Minister of the Interior, Panayiotis Skourletis.
A second protest concert in Lefkimmi from hotel employees and other professionals
CORFU. The composer Spyros Samouilis will be participating.
New Ryanair flights from London Southend to Corfu
Twice weekly flights from 2019.
Stanley Ritchie to give a talk at the Corfu Reading Society
CORFU. Stanley Ritchie, the eminent violin teacher at Indiana University School of Music in the USA, will be giving a talk at the Corfu Reading Society.
Celebratory atmosphere at the Brindisi-Corfu Regatta Awards Ceremony
CORFU. Celebratory atmosphere at Gouvia Marina for the awards ceremony.
What’s on (Exhibitions-Theatre-Events)
CORFU. Find out what΄s on in Corfu this weekend.
The best May ever in terms of airport arrivals
CORFU. The statistics for the month of May for Corfu and the Ionian Islands this year have been like those for August in previous years - to the delight of the Deputy Regional Governor Spyros Galiatsatos.
Lefkimmi Cultural Society: We will obstruct the use of Lefkimmi landfill in every legal way
CORFU. Residents΄ Association held a meeting with the recent legalization of the use of the Lefkimmi facility as the main topic.
