Many people are questioning what’s happening with summer holidays today after UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was put on the spot on ITV’s ‘This Morning’. Mr Hancock was asked if “Summer was Cancelled”, meaning was it unlikely that foreign summer holidays would take place this year? In response Mr Hancock …
Read More »Covid19 update UK
Tonight Boris Johnson, UK PM gave an address to the British public in regards to Covid19. The main points that came out of it are as follows: Death rate and hospital admissions are coming down Many lives have been saved People must stay alert and control the virus and save …
Read More »Advice for TUI customers
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 …
Read More »Large quake rocks Crete
In the last half hour it’s been reported that a large quake measuring 6.6R has struck off the coast of Crete. The first notification we received was from the USGS – United States Geological Survey. Some local Greek press have said that it may be downgraded to 6.0R quake but …
Read More »Zakynthos stories 2010 to 2020
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 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Get the Facts
What is Coronavirus? Coronavirus, more commonly known as COVID 19, is a zoonotic virus, closely linked to other respiratory viruses of the same family, such as colds, flu’s, MERs and SARs.They can pass between animals and humans and most carry similar symptoms such as fevers, coughs, and shortness of breath. …
Read More »Coronavirus case in Greece
It’s been announced that a case of Coronavirus has been confirmed in Greece in Thessaloniki, the patient entered the country on an Italian flight. Another person in Corfu has been hospitalised for precaution, also on an incoming Italian flight, but they have not been confirmed as having the illness. Many …
Read More »Keri Village Hotel – post fire statement
During the terrible fires last weekend the area of Keri was hit hard, including the Keri Village and Spa hotel run by the Tsourounakis Family. Guests of the hotel were evacuated for their safety and the hotel suffered some damage. Amazingly thanks to the incredible work of the islands firefighters …
Read More »Court rules Parliament suspension unlawful
Since taking on the premiership, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hasn’t had the easiest time. The UK is extremely focused on Brexit right now and the situation is changing on a daily basis. At the start of this week there were a number of votes in Parliament relating to Brexit. …
Read More »The history of the Parthenon marbles
The Parthenon marbles are a large collection of marble friezes and statues from the Classical Greek era. They were made by the Greek architect and sculptor Phidias, and were an integral part of the temple of Parthenon, and other temples, on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon temple is thought …
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