Heatwave to stay til Tuesday
Weather forecasters have extended their heatwave warning to next Tuesday, with even higher temperatures than last week, reaching 40 degrees Celcius in parts of Crete, […]
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Animal Welfare organisations in Chania ask council for solutions
Press Release — On June 27 members of Chania animal welfare organisations attended the council meeting where they rad and distributed a letter to all […]
Chania Airport passenger numbers in decline
Chania airport is underperforming by comparison to other Fraport managed regional airports in Greece. The disappointing figures are largely attributed to the departure of Ryan Air from […]
Hel.Pe-Total-Exxon Mobil consortium awarded concession for hydrocarbon exploration off Crete
Naftemporiki — A consortium comprised of partially state-owned Hellenic Petroleum (Hel.Pe), Total and Exxon Mobil has been awarded a concession to begin hydrocarbon exploration in […]
Spinalonga a major tourist attraction
Tornos News — The small island of Spinalonga is becoming one of the most popular archaeological sites of Crete attracting many Greek and foreign visitors, […]
Ministry introduces new land use rules
eKathimerini — The Environment Ministry has introduced new land use rules which allow municipalities to choose what sort of construction is allowed, or not allowed, […]
Three car accident closes national road – No serious injuries
A road accident involving three cars closed the National road causing long traffic queues. The accident happened just after 2:30 in the afternoon at the […]
Russian tourist found alive after 14 hours at sea
eKathimerini — Authorities in Rethymno Thursday, said they had found a 55-year-old Russian woman who had been swept up by strong currents off the coast […]
Heraklion resort death: West Sussex man guilty of manslaughter
BBC — Three judges and four jurors took less than an hour to find a 25-year-old club promoter guilty of first-degree manslaughter after a trial […]
Ancient Theatre of Aptera to host theatrical production after 17 centuries of silence
Tornos News — The Ancient Theatre of Aptera in Chania, Crete will once again “come alive” after 17 centuries of theatrical silence. Following its restoration, […]
EIB to support €170m programme that will connect islands to electricity network
Power -Technology — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to support a €170m electricity network investment programme by Greece-based power provider PPC’s subsidiary, the […]
Fraport to reduce winter charges, Sky Express launches new Athens route
Fraport Greece announced its plans to reduce airport charges by 50% outside the tourist season months in an effort to encourage airlines to operate all […]
The last link to a doomed Jewish community in Crete watches its rebirth with gratitude
JTA — On Sunday, 263 candles will be lit at a special interfaith memorial service at Chania’s historic Etz Hayyim Synagogue. The names of local […]
Crete: The driest year in three decades
Xinhua — This year, as Crete had the driest winter in three decades, according to local scientists. Rainfall on the island this year decreased by some […]
Knossos enjoyed ‘spectacular increase’ in visitor numbers in May
The number of visitors to the Knossos archaeological site, the second most popular in Greece after the Acropolis, recorded a spectacular increase according to official figures for […]