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Athens chamber of commerce has announced that stores will remain open until 9 p.m. on weekdays and until 4 p.m. on Saturdays as of December 12, and then until 6 p.m. as of December 16, when Christmas opening hours come into force. Retailers will also operate on the three remaining …

The storm that hit the island today has seen the island affected by winds of 75 to 90kph (storm force 9). These winds have caused issues with a number of boat/ferry routes and the passenger ferry to Kefalonia was cancelled due to dangerous seas. Whilst some boats did manage to …

Aegan Rebreath, along with other volunteer groups are in here in Zakynthos for a two day clean up. The organization was founded with a primary goal to help Greek seas breath again. The team helps through collection, recycling and upcycling of marine litter. Its main object here in Zakynthos is …

Many problems have been caused around the Island due to the extreme weather conditions overnight   Power cuts have also been reported in many areas around Zakynthos. Areas including Maries, Koiliomeno, Pantokratoras, Skinari, Volimes, Agio Leonta, Kypseli and Ambelokipi. In the village of Ambelokipi strong winds caused material damage to …

Today Matt Delapp from the Consulate joined Bobby Gee on his Breakfast show on Island FM to discuss voting in the forthcoming UK General Election on12 December 2019. Part of the discussion was as to whether UK citizens living abroad will be able to vote, and how they can register …

It’s been announced that a number of Thomas Cooks landing slots, at five UK airports, have been bought by EasyJet and Jet2. EasyJet have bought Thomas Cooks landing slots at Bristol and Gatwick, reportedly for around £36m, in total the buyout included twelve summer take-off/landing slots, eight winter summer take-off/landing …

In a recent statement by one of the group’s members “Clean Waters of Zakynthos” is not giving up. The statement is a s follows:- Trying to activate the competent services and bring to light the causes responsible for the pollution of our seas by boats, the movement “Clean Waters in …

It’s been announced today that the tourism company Fosun have bought the Thomas Cook Brand name for around £11million. Fosun were originally a name involved in  potential buyout of Thomas Cook before they collapsed. Fosun is a Chinese company and it is thought that one of their plans may be …

Bournemouth airport have today announced that it will operate new flights next summer season to Zakynthos, both TUI and Ryanair operate out of Bournemouth and we understand this new route is with TUI. The announcement came from the Managing Director Stephen Gill who said: “We [Bournemouth Airport] have the infrastructure, …

A few months back the programme MAX Vandaag “Dream house wanted” were here to film a story about a young couple looking for their dream home in Zakynthos.  1.4 million viewers The programme went to air last night and the promotion of Island became known in nearly every Dutch home. …