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Title: 29/08/21
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 02:13:54
Eight new cases of coronavirus confirmed on Kefalonia yesterday by EODY.
Title: Re: 29/08/21
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 02:16:14
Body of male found on Skala beach yesterday still not identified, believed to be around sixty years old and 5'7"-5'8" tall, wearing swim trunks, flip-flops and a watch.
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Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 12:23:55
Air ambulance busy on Kef yesterday, a woman going into premature labour and a male with multiple fractures were airlifted from Argostoli hospital to Rio. Due to staff shortages at Argostoli hospital.
Title: Re: 29/08/21
Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 12:28:26
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Food, beer, toys, medical kit. Why is Britain running out of everything?
Poor pay and conditions for HGV drivers and the loss of many thousands of EU workers are plunging the UKs supply chain into crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/aug/29/food-beer-toys-medical-kit-why-is-britain-running-out-of-everything
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Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 12:32:41
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Cost of family Christmas to soar as delays and shortages push up price of toys
The price of toys is set to skyrocket amid a global shortage of shipping containers compounded by a shortage of lorry drivers in the UK
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/expensive-toys-family-shipping-christmas-b1910322.html
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Post by: expat on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 12:43:54
Good! Christmas is over commercialised and has been for years, it has always been a case of get as much cash from the punters as you can, and it starts earlier every year, we had to take the tree down last August because the dog kept knocking it over.
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Post by: Maik on Sunday, 29 August, 2021 @ 17:06:33
Ministry of Culture and Sports has awarded Kefalonia and Ithaka a grant of almost 8,000,000 euros to repair and protect various ancient monuments and museums, some of which grant will be spent on the Mycenaean tomb at Tzannata.