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Karampatis Attacks Government Over Leros Hospital, Tourism and Transport
Greek Solution politician Michail Karampatis issued a strongly worded statement criticising the government over Leros Hospital, tourism, migration and travel costs.
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MP Raises Staffing Crisis at Kos and Leros Reception Centres
Dodecanese MP Giorgos Nikitiadis asked ministers about inactive medical clinics, pressure on island hospitals and police duties at reception centres on Kos and Leros.
17MONDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Water Supply Interrupted After Main Pipe Failure on Leros
A failure in a main water pipe at Temenia interrupted supplies in Temenia, Flambou and parts of Lakki, the Municipality of Leros announced.
16SUNDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Crowds Mark Feast of the Assumption at Leros Castle
Worshippers gathered at Panagia of the Castle on Leros for services and processions marking the Feast of the Assumption on 14 and 15 August.
15SATURDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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South Aegean Placed on Red Code Wildfire Alert
The South Aegean entered Red Code mobilisation on 15 August as very strong winds raised the wildfire danger to category four across the region.
14FRIDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Port Authority on Alert as Gale-force Winds Forecast
The Leros Port Authority placed crews on heightened alert as northerly winds of seven to eight Beaufort were forecast across the south-eastern Aegean.
13THURSDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Scheduled Water Cuts Begin on Leros as Summer Shortage Reaches 1,300 Cubic Metres a Day
ANNOUNCEMENT – Our island is in a STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO LEIPSIDRIA (Government Gazette 6416/01-12-2025) from December 2025 by decision of the Minister of Energy and Environm...
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Marine Activities Discouraged as Gale-Force Winds Approach Leros
It is put on heightened alertPort Authority of Leros, in view of the particularly strong winds that are expected to prevail on Friday, August 14 in the Dodecanese.
12WEDNESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Opposition Leader Questions Water Shortages Across Leros
Michalis Kolias said half of Leros had faced two weeks without water and demanded answers over desalination spending, planning and responsibility.
11TUESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Kalymnos, Leros and Samos Ferry Route Remains Pending
Important developments are recorded in the tender for the barren public service coastal lines, which concerns the route period until 31 October 2029.
10MONDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Mayor Challenges Power Operator Over Repeated Outages
Mayor Timotheos Kottakis wrote to the electricity network operator over repeated outages and voltage drops affecting water, sewerage and peak-season activity.
09SUNDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Ferry Timetable, 10 to 16 August 2026
Piraeus port authorities published Blue Star Ferries schedules linking the mainland with Leros and other Dodecanese islands from 10 to 16 August.
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Personal Donation Transforms Two Historic Schools on Leros
A private donation by Antonis Papadimitriou and Afroditi Panagiotakou is funding extensive renovation of two historic secondary schools on Leros.
07FRIDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Mayor Meets Greek Tourism Minister
Leros mayor Timotheos Kottakis met the tourism minister and said she would make an official visit to the island in early September.
06THURSDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Hotels Near Full Capacity during August Peak
At the peak of the tourist season, Leros is "drowning" with tourism, as Fotis Giannakos, an entrepreneur of the island who is active in the field of tourism with accommodation i...
05WEDNESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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The 2016 Leros Solidarity Plan That Sought to Relocate Refugees to Valencia
The history of European integration is full of "snapshots" where Brussels bureaucracy and the micropolitical calculations of nation states clashed with genuine humanitarian acti...
04TUESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Additional Piraeus Ferry Service Sought for Leros
In an important parliamentary intervention to the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, Manos Konsolas proceeded to strengthen and upgrade the ferry connection of Leros.
03MONDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Vehicles and Boats Must Leave Alinda Anchorage on Leros
1. We would like to inform you that the parking of all vehicles is prohibited in the yard of the Tourist Boat Anchorage in Alinda.
02SUNDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Evangelos Asvestas on Leros Projects, Hospital and Local Government
Evangelos Asvestas spoke to Leros News about the prime minister's visit, island projects, hospital pressures and closer contact between residents and the municipality.
01SATURDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Seeks EUR 2.09m for Nine Strategic Studies
Leros Municipal Committee unanimously approved a EUR 2.09 million funding application covering nine studies and two years of technical support.
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Historic Leros Hotel in Lakki Begins a New Life as Cultural Venue and Guesthouse
In Lakki of Leros, where one of the most special sets of buildings of Italian architecture and of the Interwar era is preserved, the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, visited...
30THURSDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
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Historic Alindia Water Sports Games Return to Leros
On Sunday, August 2, 2026, the historic "Alindia 2026" sailing races will take place on the beach of Alindia, continuing an institution that started in 1907.
29WEDNESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
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Aerial Crews Join Firefighting Operation on Leros
Firefighters, municipal crews, volunteers and residents responded to an early-morning fire near Mount Tsigouna on Leros, supported by a helicopter.
28TUESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
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Greek Prime Minister Visits Leros Infrastructure and Hospital
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Leros to inspect the new Alinda tourist mooring, hospital improvements, Lakki port and other island projects.
27MONDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
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Urgent Leros Committee Meeting on Two Funding Applications
Leros Municipal Committee was called to consider funding applications for strategic studies and a pedestrian route linking the reception centre with Lepida seafront.