Tourism ministry announces improvements to beach access for the disabled
The deputy ministry of tourism on Tuesday announced a scheme to improve the infrastructure and safety at beaches from 2019 until 2020, with a focus...
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New campaign seeks to see beaches plastic free
A new campaign backed by tourism businesses and local municipalities aimed at eradicating single-use plastic from coastal areas was announced by the Cyprus Sustainable Tourism...
Beach businesses big boon to Paphos coffers
BEACHES in Paphos have become an important source of income for the four municipalities in the Paphos district, which are raking in revenues from sunbed...
Greens draft bill to keep sunbed touts from hogging water’s edge
Greens MP George Perdikis has drafted a bill aiming to ensure that operators do not saturate beaches with sun beds and umbrellas forcing all bathers...
Public warned to follow the rules on turtle beaches
The government warned the public on Thursday to follow the rules when it comes to sea turtles on the protected beaches of Lara and Toxeftra...
Plans to improve disabled access to beaches
Regulations concerning disabled access to beaches should be improved by the summer the House interior committee said on Monday. Head of the committee Eleni Mavrou...
Nissi beach among world’s best city beaches
Ayia Napa’s Nissi Beach has been placed 25th on a list of the world’s top 50 city beaches by Canada’s largest online travel agency Flight...
Scourge of marine pollution in focus
By Bejay Browne A PILOT programme to raise awareness and collect data of marine pollution is underway in Paphos. The pilot scheme started a week...
Increased disabled access to sea
Paralimni municipality has installed a seatrac system on one beach to allow disabled access to the water, while others are to be installed soon, it...
Free sunbeds and umbrellas destroyed in Ayia Napa
By Kristian Chrysostomou Sunbeds and umbrellas were damaged on Tuesday night by unknown individuals on ‘Glyki Nero’ beach in the Ayia Napa area. Workers discovered...
Protaras’ Konnos bay a fire hazard, says mayor
By Lizzy Ioannidou Konnos bay in Protaras was declared a fire hazard by Paralimni mayor Theodoros Pyrillis on Monday because It has only a single...
Almost 100,000 cigarettes butts collected from 10 Larnaca beaches last summer
By Annette Chrysostomou Larnaca municipality is placing more eco-ashtrays along its beaches this summer after last year’s success with the same initiative. During the period...
Improvement of beaches or their destruction?
Various municipalities are altering their beaches by demolishing rocks to make them wider and more accessible for bathers, in addition to improving disabled access. The...
Paralimni mayor defends beach works
Paralimni Mayor Theodoros Pyrillis defended on Friday the right of his municipality to carry out earthworks on beaches within its jurisdiction, which he said aim...
Three Napa beaches among Europe’s top 25, one ranked 13th in the world
THREE beaches in Ayia Napa and Protaras have been included in the 25 best beaches of Europe by Trip Advisor. Fig Tree beach in Protaras,...
Conservationists slam Paralimni beach alterations
Conservationists are protesting over yet another intervention on a beach by the municipality in Paralimni, which appears to have undertaken gentrification of the area’s coastline....
Napa raked in over €3.5m in beach revenues last year
Ayia Napa municipality on Tuesday said it had reaped over €3.5m from its beaches in 2017, Mayor Yiannis Karousos said. This marks a 12 per...
Concerns over public access in wake of beach legislation
Environmentalists have described the new legislation allowing the creation of ‘mini marinas’ that will be leased by the government into private hands as a de...
House passes laws that effectively privatise beaches
After a two hour marathon session in parliament on Friday, MPs voted in favour of laws that effectively allow the government to privatise beaches. Greens...
Lifeguards ‘at breaking point’ in Paphos
By Bejay Browne PAPHOS lifeguards have reached breaking point they said on Monday with beaches full to bursting with tourists and locals, and are desperate...
