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Apokoronas secures €500,000 to fix and upgrade its local roads

Half a million euros is heading to Apokoronas to make its rural roads safer and more accessible for residents, farmers, and visitors alike.

July 30, 2026

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Apokoronas mourns firefighters who died battling the flames

Mayor Koukianakis calls on every resident to honour the fallen firefighters not just with words, but by becoming more responsible stewards of nature.

July 30, 2026

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Apokoronas secures €588,000 for water tanks, rural roads, street lighting and schools

Four new grants from the Region of Crete will bring real improvements to farmers, drivers and schoolchildren across Apokoronas.

July 30, 2026

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Kokkinochori to get 8.7 km of new water pipes as Apokoronas signs €907,000 contract

A chronic water shortage in Kokkinochori is set to end after the municipality signed a major EU-funded supply contract on July 29.

July 29, 2026

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Apokoronas on Red Alert: Extreme Fire Danger Declared for Four Days

From Wednesday to Saturday, Apokoronas is under its highest fire risk level — no barbecues, no burning, no fireworks, and no entry to sensitive areas.

July 29, 2026

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Apokoronas Mayor at World Cretan Congress: "We must protect Crete from uncontrolled energy development"

Mayor Koukianakis called on Cretans worldwide to defend their island's mountains, villages and heritage before wind farms and pylons change them forever.

July 27, 2026

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Apokoronas launches "Agrotikos Avgoustos 2026" festival in Georgioupolis from July 24

Seven days of local food, live music, and Cretan tradition kick off this Friday at the seafront park in Georgioupolis.

July 23, 2026

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Gavalochori marks three years since the death of Air Force Brigadier General Christos Moulas

A solemn ceremony on July 25 will honour the memory of Christos Moulas, a local officer who died on duty three years ago.

July 20, 2026

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Second olive fly spray round under way across eleven Apokoronas villages

Olive growers in Armeni, Vamos, Vrysses and nearby villages need to open up their groves to spray teams now.

July 15, 2026

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Apokoronas triples its Blue Flag beaches, growing from 6 to 17 since 2014

The municipality's tally of internationally certified clean and safe beaches has nearly tripled in twelve years — good news for anyone swimming on the Apokoronas coast this summer.

July 14, 2026

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Apokoronas Mayor Condemns Attack on Chania MP Sevis Voloydaki

Mayor Charalampos Koukianakis says anonymous intimidators must never be allowed to silence elected representatives or hijack public debate.

July 13, 2026

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Apokoronas mayor raises alarm as cooperative properties head to auction — and an Irish fund may win

Two historic buildings built by local farmers could pass to a Dublin-based investment fund after a court refused to delay the auction, leaving the municipality's water company no time to bid.

July 10, 2026

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Apokoronas fights to save historic cooperative buildings from auction

The municipal council voted unanimously to use every legal tool available to stop the sale of buildings the region's farmers built with their own contributions generations ago.

July 8, 2026

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Apokoronas brings its annual farm festival to Georgioupolis beach, July 24–30

Shop straight from local producers, catch evening music and dance, and let the kids join in — Apokoronas's biggest celebration of Cretan food and tradition moves to late July this year.

July 7, 2026

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Apokoronas council votes unanimously to defend ETANAP's local roots and jobs in Stylos

Every councillor in Apokoronas backed a resolution demanding that jobs, production, and community ties at ETANAP are protected through any ownership change.

July 2, 2026

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Court date set for BOAK highway land handover — Apokoronas property owners urged to seek legal advice

On September 22, Chania's appeal court will hear the state's case to take possession of private land along Crete's north coast highway — and affected owners need to act now.

July 2, 2026

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One household in Apokoronas used 20 tonnes of water a day – municipality defends tiered pricing

A single domestic connection used more than 7,150 tonnes of water in a year – and its user then filed a complaint against the water utility over the bill.

June 26, 2026

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Apokoronas launches newborn grants of up to €2,500 per child

Twenty-six families in Apokoronas have received the first payments under a new scheme that has since prompted Greece to extend similar support nationwide.

June 26, 2026

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Olive growers in twelve Apokoronas villages: spray teams arrive Friday

The first round of bait spraying against the olive fly gets underway on June 26 — landowners are urged to open their groves to the teams.

June 25, 2026

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Vryses vocational school named among Greece's 33 best school projects

The vocational high school in Vryses beat out 517 initiatives nationwide to be featured in an official Ministry of Education publication on good school practices.

June 24, 2026

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Bus stops missing at Agios Rafail pilgrimage site as new highway takes shape

Thousands of pilgrims and locals board and alight from KTEL buses on a busy national road with no stops — the municipality wants that fixed before the new highway is built.

June 23, 2026

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Apokoronas explores CCTV cameras to tackle repeat illegal dumping

Old sofas, mattresses and building rubble keep appearing on roadsides — the municipality wants to find out whether surveillance cameras can legally be used to stop it.

June 17, 2026

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Apokoronas pushes for full police staffing as residents tire of sporadic patrols

People in Apokoronas say policing in their area feels more like a fine-collection exercise than genuine public safety — the municipality wants that to change.

June 15, 2026

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Sea area closes Wednesday as retired ship is sunk to create dive site off Apokoronas

The waters around Ombros Gialos will be off-limits from early Wednesday morning — no private boats, kayaks, or swimmers within one kilometre of the sinking site.

June 9, 2026

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