Etek warns time is running out on dangerous buildings
The technical chamber (Etek) expects revised legislation on dangerous buildings by the end of the year, its secretary general, Andreas Theodotou, said on Friday, following the collapse of a balcony...
View ArticleTools for evacuating dangerous buildings ‘ineffective’
Legal tools for evacuating dangerous buildings are “time consuming and ineffective”, Limassol EOA chairman Yiannis Tsouloftas stressed on Friday, following the collapse of a balcony on Thursday that...
View ArticleInvestigations ongoing into Limassol balcony collapse
Authorities continued investigations on Friday into the circumstances under which a fifth-floor balcony in Limassol collapsed onto the one underneath, prompting Civil Defence to evacuate all 56...
View ArticleMan arrested with stolen jewellery
A 40-year-old man was arrested at a Limassol jewellery store after police found him inside with items believed to have been stolen, police said on Friday. Police received information shortly before...
View ArticleLimassol clears 25,000 tonnes of waste in two years
Limassol’s hygiene service gathered what is described as a record 24,700 tonnes of waste materials in two years, including pruning waste, tyres, abandoned vehicles and other bulky items, the...
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Limassol cycling tour draws record turnout
Limassol recorded its highest participation yet in the 10km cycling tour, held on Sunday as part of the 27th Lemesia sports festival. Mayor Yiannis Armeftis said the event, which had closed off main...
View ArticleCouriers attacked in Limassol, four arrested
A 26-year-old food delivery driver was assaulted on Sunday evening in Yermasoyia, Limassol, and four people have been arrested. Another courier managed to get away shortly afterwards and a third was...
View ArticleThe ‘Limassolisation’ of everything: setting a dangerous precedent
By George Neocleous For the past 15 years, the soundtrack of Limassol has been characterised by the rumbling of high-end luxury cars, foreign accents negotiating multi-million-euro property deals and...
View ArticleGirl injured after falling from window of third-floor Limassol flat
A 15-year-old girl is injured but said to be “out of danger” after having fallen from the window of a third-floor flat onto a wooden pergola in the Limassol suburb of Neapolis, the police said on...
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Limassol moves ‘Laou Laou’ this week
By Sara Mariza Vryonidi For one week in September, Limassol is being asked to do something that does not always come naturally to a fast-growing city: slow down, look around and question how we move....
View ArticleGunmen on motorcycle open fire at Limassol business building
Gunmen on motorcycle open fire at Limassol business building Two men opened fire on a building housing several companies in the Linopetra area of Limassol late on Wednesday night, smashing glass at the...
View ArticleWater supply interruption in Limassol
Water supply has been temporarily interrupted in parts of Ayios Athanasios, Limassol, after damage to the water network, authorities said on Thursday. The Limassol water supply and sewerage authority...
View ArticleShots fired at a building in Limassol
Shots were fired at a building in Limassol’s Linopetra area late on Wednesday night, damaging the glass door at the main entrance and first-floor windows, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred...
View ArticleCity Friends Club to hold World Cleanup Day events across Cyprus
Three big cleanups with City Friends Club on September 19, 2026, from 8am This September, volunteers across Cyprus are invited to spend one morning making a visible difference in their cities. City...
View ArticleLimassol municipality takes square redevelopment plans to the public
Limassol municipality returned to residents with new proposals for the redevelopment of public squares across the city. At a meeting on Monday planners presented revised designs for the proposed...
View ArticleNearly 40% applications for Limassol fire compensation rejected
Nearly four in ten compensation applications for damage to property sustained in last year’s devastating Limassol wildfire have been rejected, according to information made public on Monday. The data...
View ArticleEnvironmental organisations urge protection of Limassol Bay
Stricter measures to protect Limassol bay were called for by the Federation of Environmental Organisations of Cyprus (Opok) on Monday, which demanded a “immediate, coordinated and scientifically...
View ArticleFive arrested after Limassol brawl leaves two seriously injured
Two men were left seriously injured and five suspects arrested on Monday following a violent clash near Ayios Ioannis in Limassol, police said. Officers received a report of a fight in the area at...
View ArticleTraditional statue in place ahead of Limassol wine festival
A seven-metre statue of a winegrower was on Monday placed in the spot it has traditionally occupied in Limassol’s municipal garden ahead of the city’s 65th Wine Festival. The statue is of a man in...
View ArticleFour injured as car overturns in Limassol
Four people were injured after a traffic accident in the Kapsalo area of Limassol on Saturday morning. According to police, two vehicles collided, causing one of them to overturn, with the injuries...
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