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Leros Hospital Staff: 'Painted Walls Do Not Treat Patients'
Staff and doctors' unions at Leros Hospital warned that chronic understaffing had left the CT scanner unavailable and essential medical posts unfilled.
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28FRIDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Court Ruling Clears Way for Recruitment at Municipal Nurseries
Greece's Council of State approved recruitment scoring rules for municipal nurseries, giving greater weight to the experience of existing staff.
26WEDNESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Three Personal Doctor Posts Advertised at Leros Hospital
Three personal doctor posts at Leros Hospital were included in a new recruitment notice issued by the 2nd Piraeus and Aegean Health Region.
25TUESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Leros Medical Centre Responds to Complaints Before Opening
The new Leros Medical Centre said it had not begun operating or receiving patients as it responded to reports of complaints about licensing.
24MONDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Power Cut Announced for Panteli, Vromolithos and Spilia on Leros
A planned electricity interruption was announced for Panteli, Vromolithos and Spilia on Leros from 6am to 9am on 25 August 2026.
23SUNDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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23-Year-Old Patient Transferred from Leros to Kos by Coastguard Boat
A 23-year-old woman requiring immediate hospital care was transferred from Leros to Kos aboard a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat.
22SATURDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Fourth Cultural Psychosocial Intervention Seminar to Be Held on Leros
Leros will host the fourth Cultural Psychosocial Intervention Seminar from 30 August to 3 September 2026, bringing together specialists and the local community.
21FRIDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Minister Announces EUR 17m in Funding for Leros
Migration and asylum minister Thanos Plevris announced about EUR 17 million for Leros under a programme supporting islands affected by migration pressures.
20THURSDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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Artemis Children's Dance Groups Return on 5 September
Artemis announced the return of its children's dance groups on 5 September as the Leros cultural organisation marked its 50th anniversary year.
19WEDNESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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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.
18TUESDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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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.
08SATURDAYAUGUST 2026All stories from this day →
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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...