UK MPs have been sitting in Parliament today in order to debate the Brexit deal struck between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the EU. With barely two weeks to go, the UK are due to leave the EU on 31 October 2019, and many MPs spoke today on whether …

We have been reporting on Brexit for group members ever since the referendum took place three and a half years ago. Always a contentious issue, the Brexit deadline is only two weeks away, but as yet there’s still no confirmed deal. Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister has been in discussions …

This afternoon Hays Travel, a family run UK Travel company, announced that they have bought all 555 Thomas Cook shops in the UK that closed after Thomas Cook collapsed. Hays Travel aim to re-employ old Thomas Cook staff, saving an estimated 2,500 jobs. They also hope to have the stores …

Today the Greek community church of St. Constantine and Santa Helena was opened in Cairo in Egypt by Dr Khalid Enani, Minister of Antiquities, on behalf of President of the Republic. The church was built over a hundred years ago but had been closed for two years for important restoration …

The travel company TUI are currently running a series of roadshows aimed at helping to recruit Thomas Cook colleagues who have recently lost their jobs. Staff from TUI will be on hand to talk about current vacancies and what it’s like to work for TUI. The Zakynthos Roadshow takes place …

The travel company Jet2 are currently running a series of roadshows in the UK aimed at helping Thomas Cook colleagues who have recently lost their jobs with future recruitment. As well as UK roadshows the company will also be holding them for Thomas Cook staff across Greece. Staff from Jet2.com …

A UK man who suffered a fall on the island last week, who had been on life support ever since, sadly passed away yesterday morning. The man from, Plymouth in Devon, described as “much loved” by family and friends, had only been on the island a few hours with his …

Like Zakynthos Kefalonia was also affected during WW2. Their biggest tragedy is now remembered by a monument erected on the island, to commemorate around nine thousand Italian soldiers from the Acqui division who died at the hands of the Germans. Some were also removed from the island and taken to …

In a recent article about the eight best places to scuba dive in Greece, two dive locations in Zakynthos made the list. Other dive sites on the list included Crete, Santorini and Mykonos. The two Zakynthian dive sites featured were: Marathonisi Marathonisi is described as a must-visit dive destination for …

It was 10pm on 06 December 1941 when the submarine HMS Perseus struck an Italian sea mine in the waters between Zakynthos and Kefalonia. The country was already under Axis rule in the grip of World War Two, and both Ionian islands were under Italian rule, and watchful for enemy …