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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 23:44:56 »
Two Greek beaches among Tripadvisor’s top European beaches for 2024
Greece saw two beaches included in Tripadvisor’s Best Beaches in Europe for 2024, as part of its annual Travellers’ Choice Awards.
According to tovima.com, Galissas Beach in Syros claimed the 5th position, while Myrtos Beach in Kefalonia secured the 8th spot. https://greekherald.com.au/news/two-greek-beaches-among-tripadvisors-top-european-beaches-for-2024/
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 23:25:18 »
Post Office lawyer who oversaw Alan Bates case refusing to co-operate with inquiry
A FORMER top Post Office lawyer who oversaw Alan Bates’s High Court battle against the business is refusing to co-operate with the statutory inquiry.
Jane MacLeod, who was the organisation’s general counsel from 2015 to 2019, was listed to appear next month, but her name later disappeared from the Post Office Horizon IT inquiry schedule.
The Telegraph understands she is living in New Zealand and is refusing to appear in-person or by videolink to assist the inquiry.
While the inquiry has statutory powers, it cannot compel her to give evidence while she is abroad. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/17/post-office-lawyer-who-oversaw-bates-case-wont-co-operate/ via archive.ph
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 22:07:30 »
Strange one on Crete (and unconfirmed as yet): a 71 y-o native took advantage of a bank blip to help himself to 1,900€. The old chap was queuing behind a woman trying to withdraw the money from an ATM outside a bank in Heraklion. When the machine didn't release the money she entered the bank to resolve the matter. After bank staff assured her the cash had been dispensed she rushed out to collect her money from the machine, calling the police when she discovered it was missing. A quick review of security tapes revealed the old man had stuffed the notes in his pocket and vanished p.d.q. He was later identified and charged with theft.
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 21:17:49 »
16 forest fires across Greece in 24 hour period prior to 18:00 today, Friday, 17 May.
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 17:58:26 »
Rural doctor service available between 10:00-13:00 on Monday in Karavados
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 16:13:35 »
Adorable Bear Cub Saved by Locals in Greece
A three-month-old bear cub was saved by a local couple near Kozani in northern Greece after she was separated from her mother.
The little bear found refuge in the garden of Pavlos and Martha, who gave her temporary shelter, before they notified Kozani Forestry Service and “Arcturos,” a non-profit organization focusing on the protection of wildlife fauna and natural habitat.
Experts calmed down the terrified cub, giving it some food and water, and began searching for her mother in a wooded area near where she was found.
The cub was placed inside a makeshift structure, which could not escape, but it would be easy for the mother to get it out of there.
Unfortunately, this did not happen and so “Arctouros” picked up the bear again the next morning and took it to the Wildlife Reintroduction Center, where it will grow for a year and then it will try to re-integrate it into the wild.
Greece is currently home to an estimated population of 450 brown bears. The majority of these bears live in the mountainous regions of northern Greece, including the Pindos and Rhodope Mountains. https://greekreporter.com/2024/05/17/adorable-bear-cub-saved-by-locals-in-greece/Photos and brief video in link - that's a very cute baby bear
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 15:40:29 »
Celebrating the Pan-European National Parks Day 2024 there will be activities for kids at Koutavos lagoon between 10:00-13:00 this Sunday, 19 May.
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 15:32:05 »
According to Fraport, Kef airport had a slow start to summer season 2024 with no arrivals in March and 3,825 in April. The total for these two months therefore being 3,825. In 2023 the total arrivals for March and April amounted to 5,083 pax. Fraport considers this another indication that the season (on Kef) continues to contract.
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Severn Trent boss defends multi-million pay packet
The boss of Severn Trent has defended her multi-million pound pay package despite sewage spills by the company rising by a third in 2023.
Liv Garfield was awarded £3.2m in pay, bonuses and shares last year, while over the past four years she has earned nearly £13m.
Severn Trent was responsible for more than 60,000 sewage spills last year which Ms Garfield told the BBC Today programme "doesn't make me feel good". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dem8v7epzo
She's clearly rolling in it. Some would say she should be rolling in s*it. 
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« Last Post by Maik on Friday, 17 May, 2024 @ 13:09:45 »
Severn Trent boss defends multi-million pay packet
The boss of Severn Trent has defended her multi-million pound pay package despite sewage spills by the company rising by a third in 2023.
Liv Garfield was awarded £3.2m in pay, bonuses and shares last year, while over the past four years she has earned nearly £13m.
Severn Trent was responsible for more than 60,000 sewage spills last year which Ms Garfield told the BBC Today programme "doesn't make me feel good". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0dem8v7epzo
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