Volos
Greece
Mayor of Volos Suspended from Duty
Businessman and mayor of Volos-Greece, Achilleas Beos, has been officially suspended from his duties, as he is due to stand trial for allegedly being part of a ring that fixed soccer matches when he was the chairman of the...
Basketball
Greek Under-18 Basketball Team Wins European Championship
The Greek Under-18 basketball team beat Turkey after lagging 14 points behind and won the European Championship on Sunday evening in Volos.
Greece's national team used the home advantage and came from behind to finally win the game and become the new...
Greece
Greek City of Volos Could Enter Guinness Book of Records Thanks to Tsipouro
The Greek city of Volos could become the setting of yet another Guinness World Record.
Members from 20 Guinness Record-holding countries will visit Volos as part of a conference that aims to promote the area.
The world record will be broken in...
Crime
One Dead, Two Arrested in Greek Anti-Terrorism Operation
The Greek police counter-terrorism unit located and arrested two of the three people said to be involved in a bank robbery in Distomo last August, during a special operation held on Friday afternoon in Nea Anchialos, Volos, Central Greece.
Georgios Petrakakos, Spyridon...
Greece
One Killed, one Seriously Injured in Fire at Abandoned Volos Factory
At least one person was killed and a second was taken to the hospital in critical condition as a result of a major fire that broke out inside an abandoned factory in Volos, Greece, just before 1:00 pm on...
Culture
Carnival Events Across Greece
Many carnival events took place this weekend across Greece, despite the fact that everyone's attention is turned to Brussels for tomorrow's critical Eurogroup. People dressed in costumes filled the streets of cities and small towns, celebrating and making pranks. After...
Greece
Strong Winds and Snow Disrupt Greece Again, One Dead From Uprooted Tree Fall [Video]
One death and two injuries have been recorded in Greece due to deteriorating weather conditions in the eastern island of Lesvos when their car was crushed by an uprooted poplar in the road connecting the island's capital town Mytilene and...
Greece
Three Men Killed During Military Exercise in Volos, Central Greece
Three men were killed during a mortar firing exercise at a range in Volos, central Greece earlier today.
According to sources, two of the men were professional soldiers and the third was a draftee. A second lieutenant was also injured...
Crime
Man Arrested for Blackmailing School Girls Through Facebook
The Greek police arrested on Wednesday, a 29-year-old Greek man in Volos, who was posing as an adolescent school boy and blackmailing young girls with naked pictures they had previously provided him with.
According to initial police reports, during the...
Greece
Greek Hotels 40%-95% Full for Easter
Greek hoteliers and owners of tourist accommodation seem satisfied with this Easter's occupancy rates, which vary from 40 percent to 95 percent, overall a small increase in bookings on last year.
However, the Greek islands seem to be seem to be getting slightly fewer...