Restaurant review: Lush beach bar resto, Larnaca
When summer fades away, many places lose their appeal until the warmer months come round again. However, even on a wet and rainy day, a beach bar in Larnaca was at full capacity. Clearly they are doing...
View ArticleSlew of new projects in Larnaca district slated for this year
Various infrastructure projects in the municipalities around Larnaca that have been in drawers for years have begun or will begin in 2018, the district’s tourist development board (Etpal) said on...
View ArticlePupils left without transport over bus company dispute
Around 200 pupils but also people living in rural areas of Larnaca were forced to seek other ways of getting to school and work on Thursday after the district’s bus company announced it was...
View ArticleEnergy minister confident oil and gas firms will move from Larnaca
Oil and gas companies are not discussing if but when they will be moving their facilities from Larnaca, Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis said on Friday after meetings between companies and the...
View ArticleCobalt launches flights to Copenhagen
Cobalt Air announced it would be operating direct flights to Copenhagen, Denmark twice per week. According to the announcement, the company will begin as of Friday to operate the Larnaca to Copenhagen...
View ArticleMan injured in truck fire (updated)
A man was injured early on Saturday after a fire broke out in a tanker truck in Larnaca during maintenance work. Police said they were notified about the fire in the truck on the premises of Petrolina...
View ArticleRoadmap for moving energy firms out of Larnaca
A memorandum of understanding on relocating oil and gas firms from Larnaca by 2020 is expected to be signed after the Easter holidays, it emerged on Tuesday After a meeting at the presidential palace...
View ArticlePolice seize firecrackers in Larnaca
A Larnaca resident was caught by police on Wednesday evening trying to smuggle 160 firecrackers from the north through the mixed village of Pyla. Police said they stopped the car driven by a...
View ArticleAntiquity finds increasing costs of Larnaca square revamp
The cost of revamping the Ayios Yiannis church square in Larnaca is rising because of the antiquities contractors keep finding wherever they dig in the vicinity, the town’s mayor said on Wednesday....
View ArticleMissing teen returns
Fifteen-year-old Maria Kyprianou who had been reported missing has returned to her home safe and sound police said on Monday. The teenager from Larnaca had been reported missing since Saturday...
View ArticleLarge-scale fire drill in Larnaca, two more planned
The first of three large-scale exercises planned by the fire service in the framework of fire safety week, took place in Larnaca on Wednesday morning. The scenario provided for a fire in the fuel...
View ArticleShooters to descend on Larnaca for championship
By Annette Chrysostomou Hotels in Larnaca are expected to fill with marksmen before the European Compak shooting championship which starts on May 3 in the town, the municipality announced at a press...
View ArticleLarnaca hospital upgrade delayed again
The construction of the new wing of Larnaca general hospital has been delayed again, MPs heard during a meeting of the House transport committee on Friday. The project will be delayed for at least...
View ArticleTrainer plane incident briefly disrupts flights at Larnaca airport
Larnaca airport was shut down for some 40 minutes on Saturday morning after a trainer plane veered off the runway into a field after landing. No one was injured in the 9.40am incident. The small...
View ArticlePresident takes part in ‘symbolic’ destruction of storage tank
President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday gave a helping hand in the demolition of a massive fuel tank in Larnaca and pledged that the government would assist local communities to restore the beach area...
View ArticleBar review: Old Market St, Larnaca
Nestled in the back streets of Larnaca’s Laiki Geitonia is a versatile bar that has become increasingly popular since opening four years ago. Old Market St is a classy bar that can cater to all needs...
View ArticleAnastasiades pledges to transform and revitalise Larnaca
THE present administration is ‘determined’ to transform and revitalise the town and district of Larnaca through a series of infrastructure works, president Nicos Anastasiades stated on Thursday....
View ArticleLarnaca woman missing
A 66-year-old woman, Eleni Koupfer, has been reported missing from her Larnaca home, police reported on Friday. She is described as 1.60m tall, average frame with red hair and glasses. She was last...
View ArticleLarnaca says will no longer discuss oil and gas relocation
Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said on Friday his municipality rejected the third draft of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the relocation of oil and gas firms from the district by 2020 and are no...
View ArticleA new era for Larnaca?
By Antonis Loizou FRICS SOMETHING is changing in Larnaca with many projects underway both of the public as well as the private sector. What is noticeable is the “renovation” of the old city extending...
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