A minute with Alec Cumming Artist
Where do you live? I live in Norwich, Norfolk, in the UK with my partner Annie and our dog Gus the collie Best childhood memory?...
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Russian publisher looks back on twenty years in Cyprus
Producing a book on how Cyprus-Russian affairs have changed in that time is just one of many businesses run by the workaholic driving force behind...
A minute with Maria Gregoriou Pole dancer
Where do you live? I have lived in Strovolos for the last 25 years, plus some childhood in Engomi Best childhood memory? I remember the...
Priest sets store in painting and praying
A man who was always close to God became a priest after nine years working in a bank. He has now found a new creative...
A minute with Giorgos Papageorgiou Psychic Medium
Where do you live? I live in Palouriotissa, Nicosia with my family. Best childhood memory? I had some of my best childhood memories travelling around...
Artist on the inside: Tate worker sees art go on show
This is the repository of the finest contemporary art in the world – a former power station making a statement almost as strong as the...
Local creative lives life on a grand scale
THEO PANAYIDES meets a Paphos man who fills the room with both his size and his energy, going after big projects – his latest a...
A minute with: Christina Argyri
Where do you live? I live in Nicosia. Best childhood memory? When I was 8 years old, my parents got a big boxer dog. We...
A mayor against the System
He’s been described as a reckless whistleblower, but Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos remains determined to stamp out corruption in his ‘beautiful’ city. By Theo Panayides...
A minute with Theodora Raftis Soprano
Where do you live? I live alone in the beautiful city of Vienna in Austria, where I have incredible friends. Best childhood memory? A game...
Glass artist finds beauty in the depths
A glass artist exhibiting in Paphos believes art can be used to bridge cultural differences. SARAH COYNE meets a man who has found a way...
A minute with Nektarios Theodorou Actor
Where do you live? In the beautiful city of Limassol. Best childhood memory? During summertime, at my village, after lunch having a nap under the...
Instagram star ‘Father of Daughters’ on table manners and more
By Lisa Salmon Ever had a family argument at the dinner table? It would be unusual if you hadn’t. New research suggests 95 per cent...
80s pop star still going strong
In a mainstay of the 80s revival scene who still hobnobs with pop stars, THEO PANAYIDES finds a family man who also sings When his...
A minute with Menelaos Menelaou Executive Director of the Youthboard of Cyprus
Where do you live? I live in Strovolos with my wife and son Best childhood memory? Growing up in my grandmother’s yard at Klirou with...
A poet in wolf’s clothing
In an acclaimed poet whose plaything is language, THEO PANAYIDES finds an emotional man who flows, both physically and in his poetry “I’m a wolf,”...
Go back to school mindfully
For parents, this really is the final countdown – just a few days to go and the kids will finally be Off Our Hands. But...
A minute with Veronika Aloneftou Santur player-teacher at the music schools of Cyprus.
Where do you live? I live in Nicosia with my family. Best childhood memory? Family gatherings with lots of music and dance! Most frequented restaurant...
War-scarred women battle tradition to make a living
By Ekaterina Anchevskaya Fending for herself after leaving a husband who kidnapped her and then losing two sons in Syria’s war, Leila Achishvili has fought...
Lawyer, Eoka fighter, collector of stories
It’s all about the patter for a former Eoka fighter who has written books about the struggle in addition to wearing a number of other...
