Coronavirus: Larnaca Municipality 2020 revenue takes €5.5m hit
Larnaca Municipality saw 2020 revenue drop by €5.5m because of the coronavirus pandemic, mayor Andreas Vyras told the Cyprus News Agency on Tuesday. The municipality had budgeted for revenue of €23.8m...
View ArticleFarmers market planned for Larnaca district
Preliminary approval has been given for a farmers’ market in Ayios Theodoros which will support producers and the tourism industry in Larnaca district, the women’s rural association of Larnaca said on...
View ArticleAbout 100 jabs a day administered in Larnaca vaccination centre
Around one hundred Covid-19 vaccines are being administered daily to the over 80s group at Larnaca’s old general hospital, an official said Tuesday. Kyriaki Michail, visitors officer to the sector,...
View ArticlePlans for €5m social housing complex in Larnaca
The land development corporation (KOAG) is expected to submit an application for the construction of a €5 million social housing complex in Ayios Nicolaos, Larnaca, to the municipality by the end of...
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Larnaca to get dog park
Larnaca municipality said on Friday it is creating a dog park with exercise equipment as part efforts for the proper coexistence of humans and animals. The park, located behind the Tasos Mitsopoulos...
View ArticleWorks ongoing in Larnaca to aid movement for disabled
Roadworks are still going on in central Larnaca as part of efforts to cater to the needs of the disabled, the municipality said on Wednesday. The project involves the redevelopment of roads and...
View ArticleWork on listed buildings in Larnaca gets underway
Work to support listed buildings on Larnaca’s Ayios Lazaros Street is underway in preparation for a wider revamp to make the neighbourhood more accessible to the disabled, the Cyprus News Agency...
View ArticleAradippou doesn’t want to merge with Larnaca, mayor says
Aradippou mayor Evangelos Evangelides said Tuesday he was strongly opposed to any merging of his municipality with Larnaca, saying it could function perfectly well independently. Speaking to the...
View ArticleWork to begin soon on eroded section of Larnaca seafront road
A section of the newly revamped Piale Pasha Avenue has been eroded by the sea and maintenance work is expected to begin as soon as weather conditions allow, Larnaca Mayor Andreas Vyras said on Tuesday....
View ArticleCoronavirus: Vyras denies threatening to fire care home staff who do not get jab
Larnaca mayor Andreas Vyras on Friday denied threatening to fire municipal retirement home workers who do not get the Covid-19 vaccine, after trade union Isotita accused him of abuse of power and...
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Storm causes extensive damage, elderly couple’s roof blows away (Update 2)
Storms hit many parts of Cyprus overnight on Saturday, causing damage to houses and a hotel in Pervolia, uprooting trees and causing power cuts in some areas of Larnaca and Limassol. Officials from all...
View ArticleLong-overdue new parking in Larnaca ‘ready in three months’
The overdue Larnaca municipal parking with 80 parking spaces will be ready in three months, while the municipal market will be completed in the summer, the district’s mayor Andreas Vyras said. The €7m...
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When names clash with history
Growing calls to change street names in Turkish Cypriot quarter of Larnaca Names are notoriously contested territories whenever politics and history enter the mix. The Cyprus problem is no exception,...
View ArticlePush to promote western Larnaca
Plans are underway to promote and develop businesses in western Larnaca, it was announced on Friday. The Larnaca and Famagusta district development agency prepared a strategic cooperation proposal for...
View ArticleLarnaca fed up of being ‘dumping ground’ for every inconvenience
Larnaca municipality and local communities on Tuesday expressed their opposition to the relocation of the two Dali asphalt plants to the coastal district. “Residents are tired of Larnaca being the...
View ArticleLarnaca communities ready to take action over asphalt plants
Larnaca’s various municipalities and communities said on Wednesday they were ready to take action against the government’s decision to move two Dali asphalt plants to their district. In a letter...
View ArticleShots fired at Larnaca home
Larnaca police are looking for a man who allegedly fired shots at the house of a 39-year-old early on Friday. The complainant called the police around 1.30am, ten minutes after an unknown person fired...
View ArticleIn freak accident, fire guts six cars on same Larnaca street
A freak accident in the garage of a private home in Larnaca set of a chain reaction that ended with six cars being destroyed on the same street in the early hours of Tuesday. According to CNA, the fire...
View ArticleCoronavirus: Larnaca street art says ‘thanks’ to health professionals
Street art has gone up on a busy Larnaca street to send a ‘big thank you’ to health professionals who are in the first line of defence against the coronavirus pandemic. During the unveiling of the...
View ArticleWallet stolen from unlocked car in Larnaca
A 72-year-old man reported to police on Monday afternoon that his wallet containing a large amount of money was stolen from his car which he had left unlocked. He said he did not know when and where...
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