Ten year old mystery of the suspicious death of Jean Hanlon in Crete
Following a UK Channel 5 documentary entitled ‘Murdered in Paradise : The Killing of Jean Hanlon’, new information has emerged which was enough to lead […]
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PFPO’s stray animals meetings with German MEPs and the Authorities in Crete
PFPO PRESS RELEASE – (repost) Last month MEPs Professor Klaus Buchner, animal activist Stefan Eck and Georgios Chatzimarkakis, who is from Crete, organized a congress […]
A driver’s licence saga
AN received a letter from a reader about problems with the renewal of a drivers licence. Name and email supplied. ‘Last autumn, the government introduced […]
Giving up … Smoking
Just a few days after the publication of a study in #ekathimerini concluding that 15,000 Greeks a year die from smoking, here is another contribution […]
Police respond quickly to save animals of an ill owner from eviction
Mrs Bobolaki, President of Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare and Environmental Federation issued the following press statement last Friday. “(Thursday) I was contacted by Kalyves vet Mr […]
Region of Crete approves significant works for Apokoronas
Earlier in the week, the Regional Authority of Crete announced it approved Apokoronas plans for the improvement of the Vryses – Georgioupolis road. The work […]
Strong winds disrupt ferries, bring cloud of dust to Crete
Gale force winds in the Aegean, reaching speeds of up to 9 Beaufort, tied up ferries at the ports of Lavrio and Rafina, but also […]
And a very Happy New Year
Apokoronas News wishes a very Happy 2019 to all readers. Hopefully the blog will return in the new year with more regular postings of local, national […]
A Merry Christmas to all
Apokoronas News wishes a very Merry Christmas to all readers. Hopefully the blog will return in the new year with more regular postings of local, national […]
British Ambassador meets Apokoronas residents for Brexit briefing
The British ambassador to Greece, Kate Smith CMG, met with British residents in Apokoronas town hall on Thursday, to discuss their concerns about Brexit and answer questions, following […]
A happy end for Irma the Court House stray
There have been a lot of reports lately in the local press about cases of horrendous animal abuse, abandonment and mistreatment of companion animals. In […]
Apokoronas deputy mayor’s statement on the management of strays
Apokoronas council has appointed a new member responsible for the management of stray animals, deputy mayor Niki Niolaki. Mrs Niolaki issued a press statement outlining […]
Animal welfare organisations meet police chief to act on animal abuse
Press release — The regional chief of police in Crete Konstantinos Lagoudakis, met with the president of the national federation of animal welfare organisations Mrs […]
Reusable cloth shopping bags to help pay vet bills
A couple of newly designed reusable cloth shopping bags with a difference have been made available to the shoppers in Chania from September. According to […]
‘Medicane’ misses Crete, wreaks havoc in the rest of the country
Reuters — While Crete escaped unscathed from the severe storm that was predicted to hit the island over the weekend, the rest of the country was […]