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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.
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.
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Ionian University welcomes award-winning filmmaker Steven Bernstein
CORFU. The visit of the award-winning filmmaker Steven Bernstein to Corfu began with an open seminar at the Ionian Academy on Thursday 3rd May.
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.
One in three have taken up their job at the Cleansing Services
CORFU. SYRIZA MP Kostas Pavlidis met with former contract staff from the Municipal Cleansing Services, who spoke to him about the operational problems which have been created by the recent recruitment process.
Mayor says that refuse collection will be completely back to normal in 2-3 days
CORFU. The Mayor held a meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the best possible way to start the tourist season, as regards refuse collection.
Municipality Employees΄ Union opposes the contracting out of refuse collection to private companies
CORFU. The Municipality Employees΄ Union sent a long letter in which it expresses its opposition to the contracting out of cleansing services - even temporarily - to private companies.
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.
The Ombudsman in Corfu: He came, he saw…but didn’t conquer!
CORFU. The labyrinth of waste management responsibilities, illegal felling of olive trees and Corfu Prison were the matters of concern to the Ombudsman.
Travel Agents: Road to Palaiokastritsa Monastery needs to be repaired immediately
CORFU. "We are forced to cancel excursions because it΄s impossible for buses to get up there!"
Fire breaks out at the entrance to treatment plant
CORFU. The fire broke out at 18:00 on Tuesday at the waste dumping area outside the entrance to the town΄s treatment facility.
Pupils at Afra Primary School write letter of complaint to the Mayor!
CORFU. The 4th Grade at Afra Primary School handed in a letter of complaint to the Mayor of Corfu about the refuse and stray animals.
Video of landfill from Temploni residents
CORFU. This is a short video that Temploni Cultural Society made.
Team of Regional environmental inspectors visit Temploni landfill
CORFU. Regional Environmental Inspectors visited Temploni landfill on Monday to examine the condition of the facility and how it has been managed by the Cleansing Services.
Temploni ΄Sparmiotissa΄ Society is not going to take any action at the moment
CORFU. Residents visited the landfill.
Greek Mirage pilot dies in crash off the island of Skyros
Greek Defence Minister, Panos Kammenos, announced the death of the pilot.
Proposal to contract out refuse collection passed with majority vote at Town Council meeting
CORFU. The motion was passed with a majority vote by Corfu Town Council.
