#Xylofagou

The landmark Big Potato in Xylofagou was reinstalled on Thursday following repairs caused by strong winds that had toppled the structure from its base. The popular roadside attraction, widely known ...

The big potato, a cultural landmark in Xylofagou in the Larnaca district, lies on the ground after toppling off its stand due to extreme weather conditions over the weekend. According ...

Dhekelia community council held a protest on Saturday outside the Dhekelia base police station, calling for urgent action on pending urban planning zones and the expansion of the Xylofagou quarry ...

Businesses and fishermen in Xylofagou staged protests on Monday against the British Bases’ firing range in Dhekelia, citing blocked quarry expansion plans and declining monthly incomes, respectively. Companies in the ...

The Pancyprian quarry association has announced a 48-hour halt in the sale of products on Monday and Tuesday. The move is in support of quarries in the Xylofagou and Androlykou ...

A 15-year-old was seriously injured while riding a moped overnight in the Famagusta district. According to the police, the accident happened around 9pm on Tuesday in Xylophagou, when a 35-year-old ...

Clear your calendars as the ‘Xylofagou Big Potato International Festival’ – yes, you heard that right: international – promises “many, many surprises”. The community’s “grand event” is to take place on ...

AS THE issue of title deeds for trapped buyers drags on, one British expat living in Xylofagou is desperately trying to be issued his almost a decade since applying for ...

A 57-year-old that was electrocuted is in a stable condition at Famagusta General, police said on Wednesday about the man who was injured in a work accident earlier in the ...

A brush fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area of Xylophagou that destroyed 2500 square metres of wild scrubland has been brought under full control. A written statement ...

A thousand square metres of scrubland turned to ashes by a fire that broke out on Friday afternoon in an area near Xylofagou. A written statement from the forestry department ...

The cantilever of a building in Xylofagou, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, police said. No one was injured as the building, which functions as a local club, was ...

The Big Potato in Xylophagou has been decorated for Easter and the village’s community leader has vowed that a competition will decide the theme for the controversial monument for ...

Investigations continued on Sunday after the Big Potato erected at the entrance to the village of Xylophagou was chopped down the previous day. The stand for the potato was cut ...

The Big Potato has put up its festive decorations to entice more visitors to the area to admire the alternative Christmas tree at the entrance of Xylofagou. “It is very ...

The graffiti on the vandalised Big Potato in Xylophagou will be removed by the end of the week so that it can be illuminated and decorated for Christmas, community leader ...

Xylofagou’s community leader, Giorgos Tasou on Sunday said they would pay €500 to anyone who can provide information about the vandalism of the ‘Big Potato’, the community’s monument to ...

Xylofagou’s Big Potato has achieved its goal of bringing attention to both the village and its trademark product, but this is only the beginning, community leader George Tasou said ...

A monument to the humble potato erected in Xylofagou went viral on Wednesday after photographs from puzzled passers-by circulated Cypriot social media. Thought by many to be a gag or ...

Police on Tuesday arrested a 45-year-old garbage truck driver after his vehicle was involved in a fatal collision with a motorcyclist during early morning hours in Xylophagou, Larnaca. The victim ...

The fire service sent two engines on Sunday on the request by the British bases to help put out a fire in a quarry in Xylofagou. According to the spokesman ...