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Aglandjia ‘pay as you throw’ reduces trash by over 1,000 tonnes in five months

Antigoni PittaJune 19, 2021

By Antigoni PittaJune 19, 202103015

Five months after the implementation of the ‘pay as you throw’ waste management system, Aglandjia municipality has reduced its rubbish by 1,396 tonnes, the municipality...

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Cyprus prepares for pay-as-you-throw scheme

Annette ChrysostomouApril 11, 2021April 11, 2021

By Annette ChrysostomouApril 11, 2021April 11, 202109718

Waste in Aglandjia has been reduced by 41 per cent with scheme The nationwide pay-as-you-throw scheme is due to be announced later this month...

Cyprus

Disy backed Andreas Constantinou new Aglandjia mayor (Updated)

Annette ChrysostomouAugust 3, 2020August 3, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouAugust 3, 2020August 3, 20200427

Aglandjia’s newly elected mayor, Andreas Constantinou, on Monday sent out a message of optimism about the difficult task ahead of him. Disy-backed Constantinou, was voted...

Cyprus

Coronavirus: masks mandatory during Aglandjia vote on Sunday

Andria KadesAugust 1, 2020August 1, 2020

By Andria KadesAugust 1, 2020August 1, 202001794

The health ministry specified on Saturday that the use of masks was mandatory for those going to vote for the new Aglandjia mayor on Sunday....

Cyprus

Everything ready for Aglandjia elections

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 31, 2020

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 31, 20200291

Everything is ready for the by-election of the Aglandjia mayor which will be held on Sunday, election commissioner Lambrini Gogaki announced on Friday. She stressed...

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Aglandjia centre for vulnerable migrants has govt approval, NGO says after residents react

Peter MichaelJuly 24, 2020July 24, 2020

By Peter MichaelJuly 24, 2020July 24, 202001544

A centre for vulnerable asylum seekers in Aglandjia in Nicosia has government approval to run and will go ahead despite reactions from residents and mayoral...

Cyprus

Fire destroys several cars at Nicosia dealership

George PsyllidesMay 19, 2020May 19, 2020

By George PsyllidesMay 19, 2020May 19, 202001255

A fire in Aglandjia, Nicosia, destroyed two cars and damaged three others on Tuesday morning while it threatened to spread to adjacent properties, the fire...

Cyprus

Street renamed in honour of former president

Evie AndreouNovember 16, 2019

By Evie AndreouNovember 16, 20190635

Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou on Saturday inaugurated the officially renamed street of Glafcos Clerides Avenue in Aglandjia. The renaming of the street, that used to...

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Aglandjia switching to ‘pay as you throw’ next year

Gina AgapiouOctober 11, 2019October 10, 2019

By Gina AgapiouOctober 11, 2019October 10, 201902191

AGLANDJIA municipality will not be sending out rubbish bills as of next year, following a pilot ‘pay as you throw’ scheme it says will work...

Cyprus

Police investigate child abduction attempt

George PsyllidesSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019

By George PsyllidesSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 20190987

Police on Tuesday were investigating two reports relating to at least two attempts to abduct children from two schools in Nicosia last week and Monday....

Cyprus

Municipality criticises strike by rubbish collectors

Staff ReporterJune 29, 2018

By Staff ReporterJune 29, 20185 114

A decision by union municipal workers to go on a 24-hour strike was unreasonable, Aglandjia municipality said on Friday. Staff went on strike from Thursday...

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Man arrested for Aglandjia murder

Andria KadesApril 27, 2018April 27, 2018

By Andria KadesApril 27, 2018April 27, 201811 145

A 29-year-old man was arrested on Friday in connection with the death and robbery of an 80-year-old woman in Nicosia earlier this week. Andriani Vanezi,...

Cyprus

Businesses fume over Aglandjia roadworks

Andria KadesOctober 22, 2017October 21, 2017

By Andria KadesOctober 22, 2017October 21, 20172 141

Although they are never popular whilst they are taking place, few roadworks have been as controversial as the ones in Aglandjia in Nicosia. The massive...

Cyprus

Police seeking hit-and-run driver who injured boy 13

Staff ReporterOctober 2, 2016

By Staff ReporterOctober 2, 20164 98

Police said on Sunday they were seeking the driver of a truck who didn’t stop after hitting a 13-year-old boy who went to cross a...

Cyprus

Aglandjia councillor proposes ‘stupidity monument’

FORMER STAFFJuly 22, 2016

By FORMER STAFFJuly 22, 201621 158

DIKO Aglandjia municipal councillor Marinos Kleanthous has proposed that a ‘Stupidity Monument’ be erected in a central spot of the Nicosia suburb, it emerged on...

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Protester stops bulldozers on Larnaca Avenue

Annette ChrysostomouJuly 19, 2016July 19, 2016

By Annette ChrysostomouJuly 19, 2016July 19, 201617 286

One woman single-handedly stopped contractors from continuing contested works to widen Larnaca and Aglandjia avenues on Tuesday Efi Xanthou, a Green Party member stopped a...

Cyprus

Aglandjia holds carnival parade… with a few added features

Staff ReporterMarch 6, 2016

By Staff ReporterMarch 6, 201612 187

Nicosia was in carnival mode on Sunday in the Aglandjia suburb with a parade containing a few added features. As children in costume paraded for...

Cyprus

First-ever night time running event to take place next month

Evie AndreouSeptember 16, 2015February 15, 2016

By Evie AndreouSeptember 16, 2015February 15, 20165 125

By Evie Andreou Aglandjia municipality is inviting runners of all ages to participate in the first night-run event ever being organised in Cyprus, supported by...

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