BA’s new direct links to Chania, Kalamata
Pappaspost — New, nonstop service between its global hub at London’s Heathrow Airport will be added to Chania and the southern Peloponnese city of Kalamata, […]
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Crete dog Sotiris due to be put down is saved by 12 hours of surgery
Daily Mail — A dog due to be put down after its jaw was shattered at the hands of its cruel owner has been saved […]
Cretan IAMA herbal supplement available at pharmacies
The food supplement with immune strengthening properties, that was created by researchers at the University of Crete in Greece, consisting of three popular Cretan aromatic […]
Chania lighthouse lit in tricolor tribute to Paris attacks
Chania city council decided to light the Lighthouse of the Venetian Port with the colours of the French flag during the weekend. The Mayor of […]
Smart sign boards in Chania
Chania council has started the installation of smart information boards at key entry points to the city to give residents and visitors information about traffic […]
The British Commonwealth dead remembered
Remembrance Sunday was observed yesterday at the last resting place of the British Commonwealth war dead who lost their lives between May 20th and May […]
Two containers of contraband cigarettes found on freighter south of Crete
ROSETTA, a Tanzania-flagged small freighter transporting contraband cigarettes was intercepted by a border patrol Frontex helicopter off Ierapetra, Crete on Saturday. Early reports suggested the […]
Cretan olive oil exports grow fivefold
RW Freight — Exports from Crete nearly doubled to €295 million for the first six months of 2015 according to Alkiviadis Kalabokis, president of the […]
Lufthansa adds Santorini and Corfu to its destinations
German airlines Lufthansa included two Greek islands, Santorini and Corfu, to its 2016 summer schedule for Greece. There will be a weekly flights from Munich to […]
Seamen call new 48-hour strike
eKathimerini — The union of Greek seamen, PNO, on Tuesday announced fresh protest action with a 48-hour strike commencing on Wednesday morning, on the back […]
National road: 11 tonne rock precariously balanced over motorists
Nea TV via Apokoronas Life — Motorists using the national road are not aware of the danger that is literally hanging over their heads. The […]
Chania hotel owners ask air carriers to extend flights season next year
In a new initiative to bolster tourist activity in Chania during the quiet winter months, Chania Hotels Association sent a letter to low cost airline […]
Second car accident in Almyrida creek
On Saturday around 3:30 pm another car fell down the embankment of a creek on the Kalyves – Almyrida road, a couple of hundred meters […]
Almyrida man arrested for child pornography
In a joint operation police officers from Vamos and the Chania Crime prevention unit arrested a 27 year old man in Almyrida on Friday afternoon. […]
Fertiliser spill closes national road west of Chania
Police closed the westbound lane of the national road at Vamvakopoulo junction west of Chania after a large quantity of fertiliser was spilled on the […]