Two new helicopters for Akrotiri base
Officials from the British base in Akrotiri on Wednesday flew a Puma HC2 military helicopter over the sea during a life-saving emergency response exercise. Two...
British Bases
Bases announce military emergency exercise
A routine exercise to conduct essential emergency military training will be carried out in Ayios Nikolaos, near Dhekelia on Wednesday, between 9am and noon, the...
Cypriot chef wins British bases Christmas bake-off
Cypriot chef Panicos Panayiotou was crowned ‘Best Overall’ in this year’s British bases ‘Christmas Cake’ competition. The initiative saw military personnel and civilian chefs take...
‘Eyes and ears’ of the Bases mark 70 years
Police at the Sovereign British Bases on Tuesday celebrated 70 years of service with a parade in Episkopi. Over 90 people from the force, better...
An arrest a day: bases police issue dangerous driving warning
British bases police in Dhekelia made 14 arrests during two weeks in October for driving whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol (DUI). These...
Seven bird-trapping arrests in one week inside SBA
SBA police efforts to combat illegal bird trapping are ongoing, with seven arrests made in just one week in September, they announced on Thursday. The...
British bases: fully committed to development deal
The British bases in Cyprus said on Wednesday they remain fully engaged with the communities’ part of the non-military development (NMD) agreement, a day after...
‘Bases will have to show will to allow development in Lysi, Kontea area’
The Sovereign British Bases will need to show will in their agreement to allow development in the Lysi and Kontea areas, the house refugee committee...
No results so far from investigations into Akrotiri area fire
The British Bases are continuing investigations as to whether a large-scale fire in the Akrotiri area, a protected wetland, was an arson attack they said...
Bases court rejects Cyprus’ transfer request
In an apparent jurisdictional spat, a British Bases court has rejected Cypriot authorities’ request that they put on trial two people arrested in the summer...
