Big Potato goes festive
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...
Xylofagou
Reward offered after Xylofagou’s ‘Big Potato’ vandalised
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’,...
‘Viral’ Big Potato garners attention at home and abroad
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...
Monument to humble spud in Xylofagou goes viral
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...
Fire service assists bases in quarry blaze in Xylofagou
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...
Water sports operators say accident vessel was not a rental
The bases on Friday towed a boat which overturned earlier this week in Xylofagou causing a 60-year-old woman to drown, out of the water as...
Fire causes extensive damage
The auxiliary kitchen and boiler room of a house in Xylofagou in Larnaca were extensively damaged on Tuesday night by a fire caused by a pot forgotten...
Teen killed in bike crash
A 17-year-old was killed late Friday when the motorcycle he was driving crashed into the barrier along the Dhekelia-Ayia Napa highway. According to the Cyprus...
Three arrested in drugs collar
Three men have been arrested in Xylofagou for allegedly possessing drugs. The three men from Avgorou, aged 21, 22 and 28 were arrested late Friday...
Man beaten up over €3,000 debt
By Constantinos Psillides THREE men broke into the home of a 36-year old man in Xylofagou village on Tuesday, beat him up, saying he owed...
Three suspects arrested in ‘seductive’ robbery scam
Two men aged 21 and 20 from Ormidia, and a 26-year-old woman from Xylofagou were arrested by British bases police on Friday and will be...
Earthquake off the south coast (updated)
An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale occurred on Tuesday morning off the southern coast in the Famagusta district. The earthquake occurred at 4.15am...
Man cautioned for allegedly threatening neighbour with shotgun
A 42-year-old man from Avgorou reported to police on Tuesday that his 26-year-old neighbour threatened him with a double-barrelled shotgun, police said. The man visited Xylofagou police...
