Cretan marine areas to be added to Natura 2000 network
eKathimerini — Greece has nearly 14,000 kilometres of coastline, but just 6 percent of Greek national waters are designated as protected in the European Union’s […]
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Two more deaths by drowning in Chania on Sunday
Crete Post — Two more people drowned in the Cretan seas on Sunday just a few hours after another incident at a Rethymno beach on Saturday claimed the life of a […]
US business owner will kayak around Crete for Alzheimer’s Research
Evanston Patch — Kayaking isn’t something business owner Bob Danon 71, from Evanston Illinois grew up with. It’s something he picked up later in life, some 20 […]
Greek and international rock and pop artists join annual concert to raise funds for local Cretan charities
EMBROSNEROS 2016 –The line up at this year’s Embrosneros rock and pop music festival night, taking place on Sept 4th in the famous amphitheater near […]
After living in Toronto, a couple trades the concrete jungle for Crete
The Globe and Mail — Scores of city-dwelling Canadians daydream about ditching it all for a quieter, simpler country life. In an ongoing series, The […]
Crete man ‘hung himself’ from basketball net
eKathimerini — On Tuesday police on Crete were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old man who was found hanging from a basketball […]
Another two deaths in the sea in Crete in a day
ChaniaPost.eu — A 31 year old man from Latvia drowned at the sea area of Gouves, Heraklion, on Sunday morning. The man was taken to Heraklion General where […]
Man rescued from sea cave in Apokoronas
ERT — A successful rescue effort saved the life of a 55 year old man, believed to be a Russian citizen, on Monday evening in […]
Motorcyclist dies in accident on Crete
Chania Post — A 27 year old motorcyclist died in another fatal accident on the roads of Crete. Incident occurred at Asterousia, close to the […]
A Cretan mountain food experience
The Guardian — In Crete you get the best of both worlds: it only takes a short drive to go from silky blue seas to […]
Governmentt to decongest migrant centres by moving 2,000 people to Crete
eKathimerini — In a bid to decongest overcrowded migrant reception centres on the islands of the eastern Aegean as arrivals from neighbouring Turkey increase, some […]
3 year old girl rescued from locked up car in the centre of Chania
Zarpa.gr — Passers by in Minoos Street in the centre of Chania on Wednesday called the police to report a young child locked in a […]
Businessman target of vicious mugging on Crete
eKathimerini — Police in Heraklion were on Tuesday seeking the two perpetrators behind the violent mugging of a 74-year-old businessman on Monday night. The man, who […]
German tourist rescued by firemen on Crete
eKathimerini — An injured German tourist was rescued on Tuesday by firemen in Sfakia. The 55-year-old had broken his leg during a hiking expedition in […]
Fault on Heraklion to Gatwick plane referred to AAIB
Aeroincide.com — On 27 July an Easyjet Airbus A320-200, registration G-EZWX on a scheduled flight from Heraklion to London Gatwick notified Brest Air Traffic Control that the Trimmable […]