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I’ve been inundated with tiny little red spiders! Just how do I get rid of them? Over the last week or so I’ve noticed that there have been a large number of little red spiders, well at least I thought they were. They seem to love my marble and go …

Part of being a volunteer has its benefits. I think the best part of it all is seeing a smile on someone’s face once the action has been completed.  Especially on those who have had it very difficult. Knowing that they are not alone and that someone out there is …

The conservative government and the opposition clashed in Parliament yesterday, Tuesday 05/5, over a contentious bill introduced by the Environment Ministry that seeks to modernize the country’s environmental legislation. The government has said that the bill, which went under public consultation for 13 days, is designed to solve chronic environmental …

Tour Operator TUI have contacted us after we ran a post about their plans for the future in light of Covid 19. They have advised us of a comprehensive area on their website, that has been set up for customers who have questions relating to the current situation with Covid …

In the beginning of lockdown, I, like so many others spent more hours during each day on the internet. My attention glued to graphs of how our country was doing compared to others. Maps of infection hot spots, photos of masked travellers. It was scary and is still, not knowing …

When we were looking at our ten year celebrations, we wanted to post ten great photos contributed by members. Some photos that showed a different side of Zakynthos, that people would just love seeing. This proved extremely hard as there are literally thousands of fantastic images in the group. Finally …

To help celebrate the last ten years of the Zakynthos Informer we thought we would report on some memorable stories from 2010 to 2020. The problem we found however, is that there have been so many and it’s really hard to know that to choose! To try and narrow it …

This month Zakynthos Informer is Ten Years Old! Started by Bobby Gee on 01 May 2010, a dedicated team of admins have worked hard to grow the Informer into what it is today. Over that time it has transformed from merely a Facebook group, to a company that now serves …

Wild birds belonging to the protected species are targeted by unscrupulous persons. As a result the numbers of wild animals injured arriving at the facility of ANIMA has increased. Personal experience. Recently, involved in trying to save a wild bird injured, a friend of a friend found. I realized that …

During the coronavirus restrictions a number of groups have come together to entertain. This particular group is no newcommer to Zakynthians. It is the cultural group of Sarakinatho along with a few friends that are also well knon here in Zakynthos. The cultural group is well known for their traditional …