Children save their mother from fire
A woman who caught fire while trying to remove faulty heaters that had started a fire in their flat was saved on Sunday afternoon by...
strovolos
Municipality turns to private sector to overcome Tseri Ave delays
Strovolos municipality is to assign the preparation of revised plans for the redevelopment of Tseri Avenue to the private sector after state services said they...
MPs criticise ministry’s handling of industrial leasing
MPs on Thursday censured the trade and commerce ministry for allowing a series of leasing blunders in the Strovolos industrial area to end in the...
House watchdog hears of rent discrepancies
Over the past 12 years taxpayers paid €1.7 million in rent for storage space on state land in Nicosia leased to a private company for...
Residents evacuated after fire breaks out
A four-storey apartment building was evacuated early Saturday in Nicosia after smoke from a fire that burnt a car and a motorcycle parked in the...
Strovolos mulls new proposal for Tseri Avenue
THE Strovolos municipal council is to respond to the latest proposal by the transport ministry on the redevelopment of Tseri Avenue in September, Mayor Andreas...
Free parking in Nicosia and Strovolos
The Nicosia municipality has announced that visitors to the capital can enjoy free parking in municipal parking lots and spaces with parking metres this weekend...
Fire damages Strovolos shop
A shop selling radio-controlled toys went up in flames early on Friday morning in Strovolos, Nicosia. The fire service was alerted to the fire in...
Using old municipal theatre to extend parliament the cheapest option
By Jean Christou There are now two options for the creation of a new parliament building, according to House President Demetris Syllouris on Monday during...
Foul liquid on pavement possibly toxic chemical, fire services say
A foul-smelling liquid spilled on the sidewalk in the Strovolos industrial area may have been a dangerous chemical, the fire service announced on Saturday. In...
Cyprus buildings join ‘light it purple’ campaign for Crohn’s and IBD
PUBLIC buildings around Cyprus will be illuminated in purple on Thursday evening to mark the World Day for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) and Crohn’s disease,...
Strovolos to hire debt collector for €1.5m dues owed
STROVOLOS Municipality is looking to hire a debt collection agency to track down its debtors and claim the more than €1.5m dues owed to it....
Bomb blast in Nicosia
An bomb exploded outside a car garage in Strovolos on Thursday evening, police said. The blast, caused by an improvised explosive device, was recorded at...
Apartment blaze threatens family
A baby was one of four occupants of a Nicosia apartment who found themselves in serious danger after a fire broke out at their residence...
Proposal made to name street after Costas Papacostas
By Angelos Anastasiou The Cyprus Friends of the Police Association has suggested to the local authorities in Strovolos, in Nicosia among others, that a street...
Previous attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou had failed
By Andria Kades An attempt to murder Tasos Georgiou, 23, had taken place some three weeks before he was fatally shot, it emerged on Wednesday....
Police seeking leads in 23-yr-old’s murder
Police on Tuesday continued their investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old, with links to the underworld, who was gunned down early on Monday outside...
Murder victim’s body riddled with nine bullets (Update 4)
By Andria Kades A 23-year-old man was shot nine times early on Monday morning when he was killed outside his friend’s flat in Strovolos, Nicosia....
Young driver arrested after car chase
A 21-year-old driver was arrested in the early hours of Sunday after police shot out one of his front tyres in an attempt to apprehend...
Free parking for electric cars in Strovolos
The Strovolos municipality announced on Tuesday that hybrid and electric cars would be granted free parking up to December 31, 2018 at the Strovolos municipal...
