Revamped landscape for Phinikoudes sculptures
Landscaping works to improve the appearance of the Phinikoudes beach area were recently ordered by the Larnaca municipality and the local branch of the tourism...
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Search and rescue operation for missing swimmer (video)
Search and rescue crews scoured the Phinikoudes area in Larnaca on Sunday after a 70-year-old woman who went swimming at around 1 pm did not...
Investor reaches deal with Larnaca mayor over luxury hotel
Amendments made to the agreement between a Russian investor who plans to build a five-star hotel at the Phinikoudes beach and the Larnaca municipality are...
‘Civil servant spent workdays hanging out at the beach’
A probe has been launched into a worker of the public works department, who, for the past five years, has allegedly spent most of his...
Larnaca gets beach wheelchairs
LARNACA has received three special wheelchairs that will provide disabled people easy access to the sea, mayor Andreas Vyras said on Friday. Two will be...
Court acquits Phinikoudes death crane operator
Larnaca District Court on Thursday acquitted the operator of a 200-tonne tower crane that fell on to Phinikoudes promenade in October 2012 – killing a...
‘No more empty promises,’ Larnaca tells hotel developer
LARNACA deputy mayor Petros Christodoulou said on Thursday that the town has had enough of empty promises for investments and wants to see actions instead,...
Larnaca hosts world under 19s beach volley championships
Larnaca will host the world under 19-year-old beach volley championship this week with 97 teams playing at the Phinikoudes beach. The Cyprus Volleyball Federation and...
Scores of people turn out for animal rights protest in Larnaca
Scores of people gathered along Phinikoudes in Larnaca on Sunday outside the town hall to protest against a recent decision by the district court to...
Austrian tourist rescued from drowning
A 69-year-old Austrian woman was rescued from drowning early on Sunday in Larnaca, the Cyprus News Agency reported. The woman was swimming off Phinikoudes beach...
New development for Phinikoudes
Larnaca municipality sold off the land formerly housing the town hall for €5 million to Lanomex Development Ltd which plans to construct a luxury five-star...
Six-year-old boy hospitalised after he almost drowned
A six-year-old boy from Palestine is said to be in serious condition after he almost drowned in the sea in Larnaca on Wednesday. The boy...