British bases soldier dies and two others injured in road accident
A soldier serving at the British bases died in a road accident early on Saturday on the Kolossi to Akrtotiri road while two others who...
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Improved disabled access at Lady’s Mile beach
The British bases have announced the construction of a wheelchair ramp on Lady’s Mile beach to improve disabled access. It is the fourth ramp installed...
British bases on the look out for smugglers and migrants
Bases have invested heavily in staff and equipment By Nick Theodoulou Thermal cameras, 24 new personnel and around-the-clock patrols are the most visible results of...
Britain’s largest ever warship docks in Limassol
Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, arrived in Limassol port on Wednesday. The HMS Queen Elizabeth, that...
Britain’s biggest ever warship to dock at Limassol
British warship HMS Queen Elizabeth will dock at Limassol port on June 30, when a range of activities is planned “to showcase and develop the...
British bases say army does not tolerate drug abuse within its ranks
The British bases on Wednesday did not confirm or deny reports from the UK that ten of its soldiers had tested positive for cocaine. Ten...
Bases police take delivery of armoured vehicles
The Sovereign Base Area Police has confirmed a huge capability upgrade after taking delivery of six new armoured vehicles, with a further one set to...
Bases record 95% fall in trapping of ambelopoulia
The British bases have recorded a close to 95 per cent reduction in the illegal trapping of ambelopoulia, also known as black caps, it was...
Bases donate over €48,000 to cancer charities
Two cheques totalling €48,119 were on Tuesday presented to the Cyprus Anti-Cancer Association and the One Dream, One Wish charity organisation, by Bases Administrator Major General...
SBA Community Fund supports local villages
The Cyprus Community Relations Fund (CCRF) team has started distributing €40,000 to the Sovereign Base Areas community to help fund numerous projects, the British Bases...
Bases to be upgraded ‘significantly’, UK govt says
The British government is to invest significantly in the Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus, and other Overseas Territories (OT) according to a 100-page strategy, Global...
Fisherman finds piece of British Tornado jet in sea off Limassol
Police on Saturday were investigating after a fisherman found a chunk of what appears to be a piece of a British Tornado fighter jet in...
Coronavirus: Vaccination programme to begin in Bases
The British Bases said on Wednesday that their vaccination programme will begin on March 1 with individuals falling into vulnerable groups offered the vaccine first....
Coronavirus: Bases fine three for illegal beach picnic
Three Russian nationals were fined a combined total of €900 by Akrotiri police for having a picnic on South Paramali beach on Sunday. In a...
Dherynia mayor seeks funding to revitalise buffer-zone village of Strovilia
Dherynia municipality on Wednesday said it was looking at ways to keep the people who live in Strovilia in place and also increase the population...
SBA police donate food for families in need
The Sovereign Base Area Police Akrotiri Division has donated 123 boxes of food to 10 of its surrounding communities as part of its Food Aid...
British bases to keep schools, gyms, and indoor dining open during RoC lockdown
Schools, gyms, and indoor dining facilities will remain open at the British bases despite such services being shuttered across the Republic. As of Tuesday morning,...
‘Landmark’ ruling as two fined for destroying natural habitat of Lady’s Mile
The British bases court have fined two people for damaging the wildlife area in Lady’s Mile, in what has been described as a landmark ruling....
Despite Covid, cycle challenge raises more than €40,000
Despite coronavirus measures a cycle challenge has raised more than €40,000, the British bases announced on Monday. “The second annual SBA Police Cycle Challenge took...
Bases release two healed birds into Akrotiri marsh
The British bases released two white storks and a cattle egret onto the Akrotiri marsh after having helped nurse them back to health, an announcement...