Laconia

In Kyparissi, Laconia, Mrs. Anna showed us the traditional way of making the renowned local delicacy kaltsounia and armathies

More than 250 individuals were arrested across Greece on Wednesday by the police. 

According to the police, officers took into account local operational plans and focused on areas with increased crime in an effort to improve public safety. 

From the 21,609 people that were checked, 733 individuals were brought into police stations and 282 people were arrested. 

A bus, driving from the eastern Peloponnesian city of Sparta to the village of Vamvakou in Laconia, fell into a ditch on Wednesday.

According to state broadcaster ERT, the bus driver lost consciousness and passed out.

Firefighters battled 52 new fires in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of active fire fronts around the country to 79, the Fire Service said on Friday.

Flare-ups were recorded in Laconia and Rhodes while there were scattered fire outbreaks in Western Attica that required the attention of ground and air forces.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck the region of Laconia in the Peloponnese on Monday. The quake occurred at 3.05 p.m. and its epicenter was located at sea, 12 kilometers east of Neapoli Voion.

The Civil Protection Ministry has issued a warning regarding a significant risk of fires on Monday. Despite the projected temperature drop of 2-4 degrees Celsius until Wednesday, concerns persist due to the expected strong winds and temperatures reaching 7 Beaufort in the Aegean region.

Voter turnout hit an historic low in Sunday's election, with 47.18% of voters opting to stay away from the ballot box, the highest abstention rate since the fall of the military junta in 1974, if not before.

A moderate earthquake shook areas of Lakonia and Messinia in the Peloponnese in southern Greece on Tuesday at 10.50 p.m.

Work begins on Saturday on the new waste management system in the Peloponnese, the biggest of its kind in Greece.

Friday will see the signing of the concession agreement, granting Terna Energy the rights to start operating the system managing the waste of Corinthia, Arcadia, Argolida, Messinia and Lakonia in 10 months' time.

The Agricultural Development Ministry has approved the charter for the creation of the first agricultural cooperative in Greece with a private investor in its share capital. 

The approval came on Thursday in response to a request by the Parnon Agricultural and Dairy Cooperative of Monemvassia, which is based at Molaoi in Laconia in the southern Peloponnese.