Ten year old mystery of the suspicious death of Jean Hanlon in Crete
Following a UK Channel 5 documentary entitled ‘Murdered in Paradise : The Killing of Jean Hanlon’, new information has emerged which was enough to lead […]
Articles by Yannis X
Book club in Apokoronas
NEW BOOK CLUB Kindle/ebook recommended Meets Monthly Read an entertaining, interesting book every month. Members take turns to propose a choice of books. Meet, discuss […]
A new novel on wartime Crete by Phillip Duke, a former apokoronas resident
A Cretan village confronts the Nazi juggernaut sweeping across Europe. A village matriarch tries to hold her family together…Her grieving son finds a new life […]
Police respond quickly to save animals of an ill owner from eviction
Mrs Bobolaki, President of Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation issued the following press statement last Friday. “(Thursday) I was contacted by Kalyves vet Mr […]
How I learnt to live with a dog
I’ve always been a cat person. People who know me were very surprised to see me walking around the village accompanied by a dog on […]
State of emergency for the whole of Chania Prefecture
The regional authority declared a state of emergncy for the whole of Chania Prefecture. The storm that lashed the west side of the island caused […]
Record rainfall in Chania in January
High levels of precipitation were recorded in January in almosr every part of Greece. The graph from the national observatory / meteo.gr shows the recorded […]
Region of Crete approves significant works for Apokoronas
Earlier in the week, the Regional Authority of Crete announced it approved Apokoronas plans for the improvement of the Vryses – Georgioupolis road. The work […]
Strong winds disrupt ferries, bring cloud of dust to Crete
Gale force winds in the Aegean, reaching speeds of up to 9 Beaufort, tied up ferries at the ports of Lavrio and Rafina, but also […]
Rayanair announces new fare reductions
On Monday Ryanair has announced 20% price reductions on its flights, to cheer people up on ‘Blue Monday’, said to be the ‘most depressing day […]
Winter here to stay – for another week …
After the unusually long spell of cold and rain the weather in Crete is not going to improve in a hurry despite a couple of […]
And a very Happy New Year
Apokoronas News wishes a very Happy 2019 to all readers. Hopefully the blog will return in the new year with more regular postings of local, national […]
A Merry Christmas to all
Apokoronas News wishes a very Merry Christmas to all readers. Hopefully the blog will return in the new year with more regular postings of local, national […]
British Ambassador meets Apokoronas residents for Brexit briefing
The British ambassador to Greece, Kate Smith CMG, met with British residents in Apokoronas town hall on Thursday, to discuss their concerns about Brexit and answer questions, following […]
2019 car tax aplications now open
Users can print out their forms and pay at the bank or online. To use the online application you need your tax number (ΑΦΜ ) and your vehicle registration number (Αριθμό […]