Social life returns slowly as events emerge
The second phase of lifting restrictions comes into force on Thursday allowing restaurants and bars to operate their outside spaces, with even some events being...
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Music competition pushes ahead
By Alix Norman If you’ve a young pianist in the family, Read This Now! Because the Avantgarde Piano Competition for Young Pianists is the most...
Stand up makes move towards English speakers
Stand up and be counted – oh, and make us laugh while you’re at it! Not an easy task, even for the four wonderful stand-up...
Five things Covid-19 can’t cancel
ENJOY NATURE Just when the weather is finally – FINALLY – turning out nice again, everything’s cancelled! But that doesn’t mean you have to stay...
Internationally-known artist: ‘Don’t call me Kevin’
“Just don’t call me Kevin!” laughs Yiorgos Bellapaisiotis, a man who will gladly respond to almost attempt at his name as long as it’s sincere!...
Code Cyprus 2020: Have you ever dreamed of going into space?
Once upon a time, you wanted to be an astronaut. Maybe you had spaceman sheets and glow-in-the-dark stars on the ceiling. Or, back when Pluto...
Women’s Day events look forward to an equal world
As International Women’s Day approaches, you should know that there IS a corresponding day for men, it just isn’t as widely celebrated. November 19 is...
New group aims to get women into tech
Women make up just about half of the world’s workforce: 47 per cent according to statistical service Catalyst. Public relations, social and community services, optical...
Carnival fever
It’s not just Limassol that will host a carnival parade. ALIX NORMAN looks at what is happening around the island. Sun, sea and samba; palm...
You don’t have to be English to Morris dance
By Helen Ratcliffe Cyprus Morris held its first meeting in November 2008. It’s the only Morris team on the island but now its future is...
Aglangia gets carnival party started
Orthodox Easter this year falls on April 19, which is pretty early. Next year we’ll be celebrating as late as May 2. So once you’ve...
Marathon season gets in gear
It’s running season. Don’t groan! If sweaty lycra and 5am wake-ups aren’t you’re thing, you don’t have to take part. But you’re bound to know...
Calendar Girls: Heart-warming and heart breaking
If you’ve seen the film, you can skip this first bit and get straight to the nudity. But why miss a gentle reminder of the...
Cats and dogs focus of Valentine’s events
Dogs and cats. Not perhaps the creatures we usually associate with February 14 (it’s all doves and lovebirds at this time of year), but nevertheless...
THE NGO making Cyprus green again
The bride was radiant, the groom distinguished, and the location perfect. Well, except for the litter, that is. But for young couple Eleni Kazelas and...
Gamers to get in a jam on Sunday
There’s a reason games sell so well at Christmas. Months of cold weather and grey skies mean plenty of time indoors. Brilliant for anyone who...
New Year, new music
Everything’s coming up music this month. And why not? This is the second round of the roaring twenties, and a morsel of melodic decadence is...
Evoking warmth and cosiness
Juxtaposing the real and the unreal, works on show at a Nicosia studio capture the energy and the serenity of the season. ALIX NORMAN takes...
Get walking for a good cause
January 12 – a week from today – is the Day We Break. Already, many of us will have fallen by the wayside in our...
Christmas events provide a taste of the season
We’re into the home stretch, and all that remains of the Christmas countdown is one more mad market dash. Because there’s bound to be at...