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30/12/22
« on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 03:16:19 »
Today’s bank rates:
1 €UR = £0.9121 GBP
1 €UR = $1.0969 USD
£1 GBP = 1.0964 €UR
$1 USD = 0.9117 €UR

Based on Alpha Bank exchange rates, these are widely used by exchange agencies in Greece.
Other banks likely to offer a different rate which may be marginally higher or lower.
Banks and foreign exchange offices normally charge standard 2% commission.
You may get a better rate changing your holiday money in advance at e.g the
Post Office.
NB: some f-ex agencies advertise "No Commission".
Invariably, they deduct commission before they (don't) advertise the rate.
Foreign exchange offices are businesses, not charities.


Ten day weather forecast for Kefalonia:
This is an overall forecast, due to the mountainous terrain the weather can be very localised.
Updated forecast @
weather.com

Day, Date   Hi°/Lo°   Wind sp   Wet   Forecast
Fri 30/12   17°/12°   07 km/h   12%   Sun & cloud
Sat 31/12   17°/11°   05 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud
Sun 01/01   17°/10°   04 km/h   12%   Sun & cloud
Mon 02/01   17°/11°   07 km/h   08%   Sunny
Tue 03/01   17°/12°   13 km/h   08%   Mostly sunny
Wed 04/01   17°/12°   14 km/h   08%   Sun & cloud
Thu 05/01   17°/11°   10 km/h   22%   Sun & cloud
Fri 06/01   16°/11°   13 km/h   15%   Sun & cloud
Sat 07/01   16°/11°   09 km/h   24%   Sun & cloud
Sun 08/01   16°/12°   11 km/h   37%   Showers possible

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #1 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 13:41:25 »
A very young injured and hungry loggerhead has been rescued in Lixouri port and a fishing hook removed from its neck by the ichthyologist at Lixouri Aquarium. Released back into the wild at Mega Lakkos beach.

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #2 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 14:04:13 »
Allegedly a hotel on Kef, the Celestial Hotel "only a few metres from Trapezaki beach", is to be one of the ten best hotels in the world in 2023, according to Hotel.com... it's needs to up it's game a lot as it gets a 1* review on tripadvisor.co.uk

I suspect it's not possible to give a no-star review. I'm sure it will be wonderful when finished... even if it's not exactly just a few metres from the beach.

Here it is on hotels.com
« Last Edit: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 16:48:34 by Maik »

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #3 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 16:51:11 »
Around 1,500,000€ each from the government's Recovery Fund for the Sami and Ithaka health centres for upgrading.

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #4 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 17:32:27 »
Unconfirmed but said to be latest population figures for Kefalonia & Ithaka:



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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #5 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 19:17:46 »
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More than 1,800 police officers recruited under Boris Johnson’s 20,000 pledge have already quit
Record number of officers resigning over pay, conditions and ‘mismatch’ between expectation and reality of job

More than 1,800 police officers hired as part of Boris Johnson’s pledge to recruit 20,000 extra constables by 2023 have already quit, figures show.

The real number is believed to be much higher, amid warnings over recruits leaving policing over pay, conditions and a “mismatch” between their expectations and the reality of the job.

In his first speech as prime minister in July 2019, Mr Johnson vowed he would put “another 20,000 police on the streets” by the end of March.

The Home Office says it is on track to achieve the target, with more than 15,000 extra officers recruited by October.

But there are concerns that it will not be reached, with official figures showing that an average of 776 officers a month will have to be recruited across England and Wales to hit the target. The average between April and September was 406 a month.

Figures obtained in Freedom of Information requests by the i newspaper show that at least 1,837 of those officers who joined under the uplift have already voluntarily resigned.

The real number is likely to be significantly higher, as 19 of the 43 forces in England and Wales failed to provide data.

Among them was the Metropolitan Police, which is the UK’s largest force and was tasked with recruiting the greatest number of officers.

In October, commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said it may not be “possible or wise” to hit its target, because Scotland Yard needed to ensure the quality of recruits and ensure it was “bringing the right people in” following a series of scandals and the murder of Sarah Everard.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-officer-uplift-recruitment-target-b2253506.html

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #6 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 21:05:43 »
Unconfirmed but said to be latest population figures for Kefalonia & Ithaka:

ELSTAT figures confirmed on page 20 at protothema.gr


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ELSTAT: Registered Greek Population Is Under 10 Million

The voting population of Greece amounts to 9,716,889 people, according to the the population-residential census conducted by ELSTAT in 2021.
https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/12/31/greek-population-falls-under-10-2/

Unclear whether that's the total registered population or the electorate, I'd think total legal pop.

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #7 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 21:19:57 »
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UK expected to announce requirement for negative Covid test for people arriving from China
https://www.itv.com/news/2022-12-30/uk-expected-to-announce-requirement-for-negative-covid-test-for-china-arrivals

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #8 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 21:26:10 »
Body of an unidentified male recovered this morning from the beach at Greve d'Azette, St Clement, Jersey (happens in the UK as well).

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #9 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 21:27:29 »
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Hunt for 'Barry' the lottery winner who left tickets in shopping trolley

A lottery winner called Barry who left a number of tickets in a shopping trolley at a Tesco supermarket is being urged to come forward.
https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-12-30/appeal-to-lottery-winner-left-tickets-in-shopping-trolley

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Re: 30/12/22
« Reply #10 on: Friday, 30 December, 2022 @ 21:45:17 »
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The desperate road to Greece is a graveyard for migrants

Since 2015, over a million people have crossed over from Turkey to Athens on illegal routes
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/morocco-greece-migrants-death-b2237106.html