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Around Town |
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New Ferry for Rethymnon |
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ANEK, who operates the current ‘Prevelis’ connection between Rethymnon and Pireus has upset many Rethymniots by reducing the service to four times a week. The Ministry of Commerce has been asking for some time for a revival of a daily ferry connection. As yet, we have no information regarding prices for the crossing, but tickets will be on sale at ‘Tourist Services’ on the beach road, opposite the Marina. We will keep you updated when we find out more. |
Sporting Life: If the Volleyball Team can’t get to the game, they can’t lose…. |
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Sad to say, the fortunes of the men’s volleyball team have not
improved. They have only 3 points out of 14 games played. Current wisdom
is that it needs a miracle for them to stay in the same division. And
whilst we’re on the subject of ‘Acts of God’ and Volleyball, here’s a
thing….The women’s volleyball team has not been having much luck up to
now either (though they did win 1 game in February). However, their last
away game, against AO Poseidon (of all names), was cancelled - our team
couldn’t get off the island due to bad weather. No-one is quite sure
what the consequences of this will be, but at the moment it looks as if
the Gods may have been smiling in our favour.
FINALLY DON’T FORGET 25TH MARCH: SPORTING EVENT OF THE YEAR, AGOR
RETHYMNON IS GOING TO WIN THE GREEK BASKETBALL CUP! |
Tourist Police: The Plot Thickens! |
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The saga of the tourist police continues: they still haven’t
moved—neither have the Port Authority or the EOT. What is more, it looks
unlikely that any of these organizations will actually be able to move
to their proposed new home any time soon. Building work has uncovered
serious structural faults on the ground floor of the Delfini
building—the proposed new home. To put matters right at the Delfini |
building is going to take considerably more time and money than had been originally planned. There is now of course the problem of finding additional finances from the council purse, which, as anyone who knows bureaucracy here will tell you, is unlikely to be a swift and straightforward process. In any case, it now seems certain that the building will not be ready for this Tourist Season. |
Making matters worse, as we reported last month, the demolition of the
Lavyrinthos—current home to these organizations, has been proceeding
with remarkable (some might say alarming) efficiency. The words
‘counting’, ‘chickens’, ‘before’ and ‘hatched’ come to mind. Watch out
for tents being pitched on the beach….Joking apart, though, this whole
story does seem to be just one sorry shambles. |
Further Recycling Initiatives in Rethymnon |
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The plan is that from mid-March, collection of recyclable materials
is to be doubled—this is thanks to a new rubbish separation facility
that will become operational in Tria Monastiria. For those not in the
know, recycling wheelie bins are blue in colour (see picture) and are
dotted at random locations across town. From April, the local council
has also agreed that there will be an additional rubbish collection
truck for Rethymnon. |
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