British man drowns in Kavros
A 54 year old British man drowned swimming in Dramia near Kavros in Apokoronas. According to eye witnesses the man tried to swim towards the […]
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ENFIA stumbles on farmland value calculation
eKathimerini — The process for the Single Property Tax (ENFIA) has stalled, as to date the Finance Ministry has not managed to find a way […]
Observatory on Crete to host unique experiment seeking traces of ‘Big Bang’
Tornos News — The Skinaka Observatory in Crete has been selected to carry out a unique astrophysics experiment that seeks to “sweep aside” the veil of […]
Briton critical after balcony jump
A British citizen is in critical condition at Heraklion General Hospital after apparently jumping from a balcony in Hersonissos, early on Tuesday morning. The 45 year old man in […]
Bus blaze on the National Road
A fire broke out on a bus on the move on the National Road between Heraklion and Aghios Nikolaos, near Heraklion Airport at 2:00 in the afternoon on […]
Water shortages in Apokoronas may force water use restrictions
This year’s rainfall was 30% to 50% less than the average of the last five years in Western Crete, Heraklion plains and the Lasithi mountain […]
Heraklion blaze under control – Risk of fires remains
eKathimerini — Firefighters on Crete managed to bring a large blaze under partial control after several hours on Monday . The fire broke out near the […]
Two emergency landings at Chania airport on Sunday
Thomson flight TOM6YQ from Luton, heading to Heraklion carrying 189 passengers, made an emergency landing in Chania following problem with its wing flaps which are […]
Large Cretan wild cat spotted in Lasithi
Authorities on Crete are reportedly on the lookout for a large cat in Lasithi, between Siteia and Vai after more than 10 locals reported seeing the […]
Pan-Orthodox Council in Crete declares Orthodox Church unity
Sputnik — The Orthodox Church has declared its unity in the message of the Pan-Orthodox Council which took place in Crete on June 20-26. “The key priority of the Council […]
Three arrests for forged travel documents at Crete airport
eKathimerini — Two Syrian nationals and a woman from Cameroon were arrested at the Nikos Kazantzakis Airport in Heraklion Saturday, for attempting to board flights […]
Two more deaths from drowning in the same day in Chania
A 70 year old woman from Switzerland died on Thursday morning while swimming at the sea in Korfalonas, Kissamos. A few hours later, it was reported that a […]
US serviceman hospitalised after joyride in Chania
eKathimerini — A 26 year old American serviceman from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier docked in Souda, was hospitalised on Wednesday after stealing a parked […]
Crete Orthodox Christian Council will voice Eastern Orthodoxy key social issues
Sputnik – The historic Orthodox Christian Council in Crete will voice the opinion of the Eastern Orthodoxy on key social issues, including marriage, ecology and war, in its final […]
Coffee morning raises cash for families in urgent need of support
Even though the Apokoronas Welfare Association if doing a great job in supporting families in need with regular food bags and basic welfare, there are […]