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Fire at Larnaca apartment building destroys entrance

A fire that could have been set deliberately destroyed the ground floor entrance to an apartment block in Larnaca, the fire service said on Thursday. No one was injured in the incident. The fire at the...

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Zenobia to be decorated for Christmas

Dive enthusiasts will on Sunday be decorating the Zenobia wreck, resting 42 metres underwater near the Larnaca coast. The annual Zenobia wreck Christmas tree decoration will feature a free dive, where...

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Athienou joins other municipalities in rejecting mergers

Athienou in Larnaca will under no circumstances agree to be merged with another municipality, it declared on Wednesday. The decision was made at a meeting at which local government reform and the...

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Fears over building high-rises on shaky ground along Larnaca seafront

Following the geological survey department’s appraisal of the ground on Larnaca’s seafront as being unable to support high-rise developments such as the planned 22-storey Kition building at...

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A clash between the old and the new in Larnaca

A Larnaca residential development at odds with a noisy ramshackle past By Lizzy Ioannidou WITH urban development and expansion of cities come large-scale reconfigurations of the urban landscape as all...

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New year to see important projects for Larnaca

Three new large-scale projects are expected to begin in Larnaca within 2019, Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras said on Wednesday. The projects include a community centre, a stormwater drainage network and...

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Larnaca school bus drivers strike over pay

SCHOOL BUS drivers in Larnaca were on strike on Monday over unpaid wages, causing many students to miss their classes. The chairman of Larnaca’s Zenon bus company, Loucas Louca told Cyprus News Agency...

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School bus drivers’ strike called off

SCHOOL bus drivers decided to call off their Monday strike, which caused many schoolchildren to miss classes, after a meeting at the Transport Ministry later in the day. School buses were running at...

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Bar review: Finnigans Irish bar, Larnaca

With winter in full swing and the temperature dropping, when going out for a drink it’s nice to feel as though you are in a welcoming, warm, cosy environment. This is exactly the feeling you get when...

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Uncovering mosaics a painstaking process

Inconvenient location hampers work on important ancient mosaics By Annette Chrysostomou The antiquities department has plans for two big ancient mosaics for this year, one in Larnaca and the other one...

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Kidnapping defendant admits giving boys sedatives

The man who admitted kidnapping two boys from their Larnaca primary school in September pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges of giving them sedatives. Giorgos Nicolaou, 35, alias George, had...

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Restaurant review: Sto Ano Kato, Larnaca

As if the Christmas holidays hadn’t provided enough food, I ventured into town on a wet, blustery evening with my partner for a bite to eat. With nowhere in particular in mind we walked past what...

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Second kidnapping suspect released

A 41-year-old man detained last week in connection with the abduction of two schoolboys, 11, was released on Monday without being charged. The man, who works as a nurse, is suspected of attempting to...

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Appeal for information after dog dies in fire

The owners of a seven-year-old dog appealed for information on Tuesday after the animal died in a fire in its shelter in Larnaca, which was apparently set deliberately. Boulys, a male American...

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Man arrested after pensioner found dead in Larnaca home

A 21-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday as a suspect for the murder of Giorgos Mavrommatis, who was found burnt to death in his Larnaca home on Sunday morning after a fire broke out in his bedroom....

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Bar review: Stories day & night bar, Larnaca

In recent years, the bar scene in Larnaca has greatly improved. The old, once dilapidated buildings of the Laiki Yitonia area have been restored and rejuvenated while still keeping a lot of their...

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Second kidnapping suspect released

A 41-year-old man detained last week in connection with the abduction of two schoolboys, 11, was released on Monday without being charged. The man, who works as a nurse, is suspected of attempting to...

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Radisson to step up its operations in Cyprus

The Radisson Hotel Group will expand its operations in Cyprus from three to six hotels by 2025 after signing a new master development agreement with SunnySeeker Hotels. The group currently operated one...

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Family hospitalised with carbon monoxide poisoning

A family of nine were rushed to Larnaca hospital early on Monday suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, the fire service said. Firefighters were asked by the ambulance service at 5.23am to examine...

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Metres of Larnaca beaches have been lost to erosion

  Beach erosion in the Larnaca district has become extremely serious, especially in Pervolia and Voroklini where 23 metres of beach has been lost over the past few years, the Larnaca tourism board...

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