After a summer marked by a series of drowning incidents across Greece, a free public event in Rethymno aims to give residents and visitors the knowledge that could save lives. To mark World Drowning Prevention Day on Saturday, July 25, the volunteer organization Save Our Planet International (SOPI) and the Hellenic Red Cross Samaritans, Rescuers […]

Police believe the seizure of 19 kilograms of cannabis at Heraklion Airport may expose a wider international trafficking network, with investigators examining a suspect’s phone.

Authorities have temporarily banned swimming in a section of Ammoudara Beach near Heraklion after a sewage leak. Here’s which area is affected.

Licensed tourist guides in Crete warn that illegal tours are growing, threatening visitor safety, historical accuracy, and the island’s tourism reputation.

Malevizi has secured €2 million to improve rural roads, benefiting farmers while making Crete’s inland villages more accessible to visitors.

An 8-year-old German boy was safely rescued after drifting offshore on an inflatable ring at Ligres Beach in southern Crete.

The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a pilot program to pay fishermen for catching the invasive pufferfish. The catch? You can’t eat it, sell it, or keep it. You hand it over, get paid, and the government burns it.

Crete’s firefighters urge visitors to avoid afternoon hikes in gorges as extreme heat drives a rise in rescue operations.

A single cigarette butt can remain in the environment for 10 to 15 years, slowly breaking down into microplastics while releasing toxic chemicals such as nicotine, lead, arsenic, and cadmium into the sand and seawater.

ITV presenters Jeff Brazier and producer Mariam Hussain are filming in eastern Crete for This Morning and Loose Women, bringing Lassithi to millions of UK and Irish viewers.

A Frontex thermal drone and multiple vessels search for a 65-year-old missing spearfisherman in Crete after his gear was found 5 nautical miles offshore.

A massive search and rescue operation is underway in Sfakia for a missing 65-year-old spearfisherman, while a 75-year-old German tourist lost his life in Georgioupoli.

A tragic incident in southern Heraklion where a dog died after eating a washed-up pufferfish prompts an urgent safety warning for pet owners in Crete.

Manuel Santos shares essential, life-saving advice on shallow-water hazards and how to keep your children safe this summer.

The City of Rethymno is strengthening its sustainable mobility network with a renewed Hoppy scooter partnership and a new fleet of Lime Gen4 shared electric bicycles.

A passenger excursion boat briefly interrupted its normal boarding routine at Spinalonga by introducing itself to the pier.