New Zealand’s Governor-General is heading to Crete to commemorate 75th anniversary of Battle
NZTV — Some 7700 New Zealanders fought in the battle of Crete which began on May 20, 1941. Of those, 671 died, 967 were wounded, […]
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Three Britons arrested for possession of cocaine in Heraklion
Three men, all UK citizens on holiday in Crete, were arrested in Hersonissos on Saturday morning and charged with drugs offences. Police announced that they made […]
Greece extends deadline for Kasteli airport bids to June 27
Tornos News — Greece has extended to June 27 the deadline for bids to build and operate a new airport on the island of Crete, […]
Apokoronas band releases charity record
A local Apokoronas band, Big Blue have produced an EP record and video to try and raise money for the refugee children. Inspired by the Refugee […]
The Lost—and Found—Jews of Crete
The Tablet.com — During the Nazi occupation of Greece in 1944, the Gestapo rounded up the roughly 300 Jews living on the isle of Crete. […]
Man dies in paragliding accident in Varipetro
A 25 year old man died yesterday while paragliding at Varipetro, Chania. The man a Swiss citizen of Greek descent was on a paragliding holiday in […]
Extra flights Chania – Athens to ease ferry strike travel
Aegean and Olympic have put on extra flights to Greek islands between 7 and 10 May to cover the extra demand from passengers unable to reach […]
Petrol stations to join general strike – will remain closed Sunday
The national association of petrol station and fuel distributors POPEK have decided to participate in the industrial action against the new tax and pensions bill […]
Head-on collision on National Road leaves three dead
Three people lost their lives this morning in a head-on collision between two cars on the national road. The accident happened just before 8:00 this morning in […]
Record low rainfall levels in Crete raise fears for summer water shortages
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 […]
Frenchman tried to board flight in Crete with bullets in suitcase
eKathimerini — A 24-year-old Frenchman was arrested at Heraklion airport on Saturday after allegedly attempting to board a flight with 32 bullets in his luggage. The […]
Missing Heraklion fisherman found dead
The search for the missing 60 year old fisherman in Heraklion ended tragically yesterday morning when the body of a man was located and recovered […]
18 road deaths in Crete since the beginning of 2016
Another death of a young man on Crete’s roads last Tuesday brought the numbers for road deaths in Crete in April to seven. The number […]
Strays sterilisation programme in Apokoronas gets own licensed building
The first 3-day session of sterilisations of stray animals in an Apokoronas council building was completed successfully on Wednesday with more than 60 stray and […]