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Harbouring a Grudge?
Rethymnon Coffee Morning Bugle - Works in the Venetian Harbour
Where have all the pirates gone?
During the last couple of weeks we have noticed some pretty drastic changes taking place in the Venetian Harbour. Parts of the quayside appear to have disintegrated and some heavy duty machinery has been mobilized. As of last weekend, the harbour was blocked off at the old Customs House end, and it looks as if the old harbour wall is being reconstructed. If this is an emergency measure, then we understand.

However, if this is work that has been in the pipeline for a while, then we do have a couple of questions regarding the timing of the repairs….!
The first charter of the season is due to land on 15th March, which doesn’t leave much leeway (!) in terms of tidying up and beautification in time for visitors to come to one of our major tourist attractions.

Sporting Update: New Volleyball Coach for Rethymnon
After last month’s depressing news about the performances of the male and female Volleyball teams, it is heartening to know that that we now have a new Volleyball coach. According to our in-house sporting pundit, this has already resulted in some dramatic improvements—the women won their last game , and they are no longer at the bottom of their table. As for the men? Well, apparently, they’re still losing ‘but not as badly as before’. Methinks this might be a case of the glass being half-full rather than half-empty, but still, we cross our fingers and wish both teams well.
The Basketball team, having got to the cup final, seem to have lost the momentum in their league games—they lost away last week. By the way, tickets for the Cup Final on March 25th are now on sale at various locations in Rethymnon e.g. Organosi computer shop in the big pink building opposite the Agricultural Bank.		 Aster's Rethymnon, our local football team, seem to be going from strength to strength. They’ve won all their games since the last issue of CMB, and have moved up to second place in their table. Meanwhile, Hania are languishing in sixth place….Now that’s a real shame. But whilst we’re on the subject, Asteras’ next home game is against Hania on 11th February, at 3 p.m. This really might be one worth watching!
 

Tourist Police Update
Rethymnon Coffee Morning Bugle - Lavirinthos (or what is left of it)
A room with a view?
Our piece about the “mystery of the missing tourist police” last month aroused considerable debate amongst the locals. The general consensus, now, seems to be that the Tourist Police will move to the Delfini along with the Port Authority and the Tourist Information Board. But even if this is the case, they don’t seem to be in much of a hurry to pack!

When Luc last walked past, the computers were all still there, and there wasn’t a cardboard box to be seen. Meanwhile, demolition of the old Lavyrinthos—the Tourist Police’s current home is proceeding at breakneck speed.
Let’s hope our local officials don’t find themselves buried under a pile of rubble!

Swings and Roundabouts: Taxes and Bus Fares

Rethymnon Coffee Morning Bugle

 Our new mayor seems to have taken the bull by the horns in terms of local financial policy. He has announced that local taxes and water bills will not rise this year. This, despite the fact that the financial situation of both the council and the water board are ‘less than healthy’ to say the least. The mayor has taken charge of the water board for the next 6 months to try and sort out some of the financial issues involved.

We hope that the Mayor isn’t adopting this policy merely as a ‘short term sweetener’.
In any case, as we all know, there’s no such thing as a free lunch: The Minister for Transport and Communications has announced that urban and long-distance bus fares will rise by 5% on March 1st.
 
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