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PLEASE NOTE PHOTOS MAY CAUSE SHOCK. Photos on a popular social media page of a dog in a shocking state after being shot has left Zakynthian citizens shocked. Apparently the dog had escaped from his enclosure and had ventured to a nearby house, where it is believed the animal was …

So Phoebe is definitely letting us know she is here!   As far as Zakynthos is concerned, Phoevos has arrived and is causing havoc with wild winds, thunderstorms and even hail!  So much that in the area of Katastari the heavy rain turned in to gulf ball size hail stones. …

Lots of seismic activity has been felt over the last few days, leading to the fact that residents are now concerned as to what may be happening in our area. For this reason a meeting with the Emergency Services Coordinator , in the presence of  Mr. Giannis Kopanas, a Dr. …

Zakynthos will experiece heavy rain showers with thunderstorms over the next few days according to weather forecasts, with winds reaching up to 25mph on Wednesday. The temperatures will range from a high of 16 degrees celsius for today and then slowly going down to a high of 12 degrees on …

The moon will pass through Earth’s shadow tonight in the only total lunar eclipse of 2019 and you won’t want to miss it! If you do, you’ll have to wait two years for the next one. And if you’re in North America, you’d have to wait even longer, until 2022! …

Replacement of the electrical lighting facilities in order to reopen the lights on the sidewalks outside the playground, as well as the replacement of the slabs in places that had been broken by the roots of the trees, small-scale interventions were started by electricians and workers of the Municipality. At …

One of Albania’s most wanted drug dealers was surrendered to police Tuesday morning after a three year manhunt, Interior Minister Santer Liesay announced today. Klemet Balili escaped in May 2016, largely thanks to his support network and his alleged political interconnections. In February 2017, Tirana’s pressure from their Western allies …

A Zakynthian man left seriously injured is hospitalized. The man, who was involved in an accident was left abandoned in the middle of the road. The incident took place at 7 in the afternoon of Friday 11th of January, when the victim GM, a resident of Alikanas, was driving his …

It was announced, in the afternoon yesterday by the Port Authority of Zakynthos, of a vehicle taking a nose dive into the harbour, fortunately without any passengers, within the area of Agios Dionysios of Zakynthos. Staff of the relevant Port Authority were taken directly to the scene,  while the 43-year-old …

A 4. 4 degree seismic vibration was recorded in the evening in Zakynthos, 16.3.4 kilometers southwest of Zakynthos, and a focal depth of 13 kilometers. The earthquake occurred at 20.54 and caused a loud rumbling sound with slight movement of objects for several seconds. Taking into fact that post-earthquake activity …