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Desalination unit in Mathraki
CORFU. According to the contractual agreement, the work will be completed in the next two months.

Playmogreek: Miniature figures in Ionian Islands traditional dress
ATHENS. The Hellenic Ionian Islands Union is continuing to promote the region and has produced modern playmogreek figures.

€5m for flood protection in the Ionian Islands
CORFU. Funding was approved by the Ministry of Development & Investment - €1.25m allocated to Corfu.

΄Driving without alcohol΄ in Liston - European Night Without Accident
CORFU. Corfu took part in European Night Without Accident - a collaboration between the ΄Pavlos Milonas΄ Road Safety Institute, Equal Society and the Scout Civil Protection Team.

Temploni landfill: More toxic landfill leachate in lake following rain
CORFU. Temploni Cultural Society has published new audiovisual material following the heavy rainfall in October.

Covid Watch Committee: We need to stay alert in Corfu
CORFU. "It is clear that the virus is continuing to spread amongst the Corfu population and at an increased rate. The likelihood of multiple outbreaks and a local spike in the pandemic has increased," says the Municipal Covid Watch Committee report.

Corfu Tourist Accommodation: Regional programme of support is good but not enough
CORFU. Corfu Federation of Tourist Accommodation Owners says funding to support businesses is not enough.

1st & 2nd High Schools broken into and vandalised
CORFU. It was discovered on Saturday that the doors to the building housing Corfu 1st and 2nd High Schools had been broken open.

Over 500 arrests in the Ionian Islands in September
CORFU. 513 people were arrested in the Ionian Islands - 299 in Corfu. 116 cases were investigated and solved.

Travellers to Greece from Poland now need to present negative COVID-19 test result
ATHENS. The Greek Civil Aviation Authority yesterday announced a new directive concerning travellers arriving in Greece from Poland.

Hit-and-run accident in Corfu with drunk driver
CORFU. A foreign national driver, 28, and his passenger, 44, were arrested for injuring and abandoning a 29-year-old motorcyclist near the port entrance.

Rapid deterioration in weather conditions from Friday night
CORFU. Heavy downpours and strong SSW winds in the Northern Ionian are expected from Friday night, 25 September - Civil Protection Service urges public to stay ale.rt

North Corfu Municipality cleaning up streams
ACHARAVI. North Corfu Municipality is taking anti-flood measures ahead of the possible worsening of weather conditions - streams being cleaned as the first priority.

Fire Department inspecting dangerous roofs in town historical centre
CORFU. The Fire Department is carrying out damage inspection following yesterday morning΄s windstorm and ahead of the possible worsening of weather conditions.

Trail of damage left behind by last night΄s weather
CORFU. The windstorm early this morning left a trail of damage behind it - especially in Liston, Spilia and other areas.

Serious damage from the windstorm that hit Liston early this morning
CORFU. Businesses and street lights in Corfu Town suffered serious damage from the windstorm that hit the island at around 3:30 this morning.

Waste Watch Corfu accuses Regional Administration of "discriminating against Corfu"
CORFU. Waste Watch Corfu has hit out at the Regional Administration for not requesting environmental pollution measurements following the fire at Temploni landfill as they had done for Cephalonia.

Ionian Islands hit by ΄Ianos΄
ZAKYNTHOS/CEPHALONIA. Extreme weather conditions in Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Ithaka since Thursday night - State and local authority mechanism on full alert.