Blacklisted Limassol man arrested for forgery and slew of petty crimes
Police on Monday arrested a man in connection with a case of forgery, circulating a forged document, impersonation, assaulting a police officer, resisting lawful arrest and carrying a weapon. This...
View ArticleFire in Limassol contained, house damaged (Video)
A fire was raging on Wednesday afternoon at an old cinema in Limassol’s Turkish Cypriot quarters. The ceiling of the old Apollon cinema completely collapsed as a result of the flames and an adjacent...
View ArticleMan in Limassol dies while playing football
A 30-year-old in Limassol died on Wednesday at the scene where he collapsed while playing football with friends, according to the police. The incident unfolded shortly before 7.30pm, when the man...
View ArticleSchools across Cyprus sent bomb threat by email (Update 3)
Schools across Cyprus received bomb threats by email on Friday morning. The bomb threats are so far believed to be hoaxes, though some schools immediately took measures and evacuated children from...
View ArticleMan arrested for possessing cocaine and ketamine
Police in Limassol on Wednesday arrested a 31-year-old man after they found cocaine, ketamine and other drugs in his car and in his apartment. The man’s car was pulled over for a roadside search at...
View ArticleWe’ve got a bus station virtually in our house and it’s driving us mad
Whoever thought up the idea of locating the EMEL bus station in the heart of a Limassol residential area needs to come and see the issues it is causing. From around 4am we have the arrival of the...
View ArticleThree bids submitted for traffic management system
The Public Works Department said Monday it has received three bids for a €7 million project for the installation and operation of a traffic management system touted as reducing journey times in urban...
View ArticleThirteen-year-old in serious scooter accident
A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Monday night in Limassol and is under intensive care at the Limassol General Hospital. According to the police, the accident happened...
View ArticleLimassol police make arrest for car theft
Police in Limassol on Monday arrested and took into custody a 28-year-old man for a case of embezzlement and car theft. According to police, officers located a car, which had been reported as stolen,...
View ArticleOmbudswoman’s investigation on Bangladeshi man’s death ‘on hold’
The ombudswoman’s independent investigation into the death of 24-year-old Bangladeshi national Anisur Rahman has been put on hold, it emerged on Friday. Maria Stylianou Lottides told the Cyprus Mail...
View ArticleAnimals burned alive in Ayios Sylas fire
Dozens of animals were burned alive in the Ayios Sylas fire, it emerged on Saturday as a team from the veterinary services went to the area to document the damage. The fire raged for hours on Friday,...
View ArticleAttitude towards road safety in Cyprus is costing lives
I have lived in Cyprus since January, and used the roads and pavements of Limassol and beyond as a pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist and driver. As a headmaster, I have also seen the effects of...
View ArticlePolice still on the hunt for Limassol arsonists
Police on Sunday are still searching for arsonists that caused large fires in the Ayios Sylas and Ayios Therapontas areas of Limassol. Authorities told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), investigators are...
View ArticlePolice investigating explosion in Limassol
Police were on Monday investigating an explosion at a Limassol tavern in the Zakaki area which happened in the early morning. According to Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou, the explosion...
View ArticleCar thief caught in Limassol after chase
Police in Limassol caught and arrested a suspected car thief following a chase in the early hours on Monday. According to Limassol police spokesman Lefteris Kyriacou, the incident unfolded around...
View ArticleTwo arrests in Limassol for theft
Two people, aged 20 and 18, have been arrested in relation to cases of money stolen over the past days in Limassol. The two men are suspected of stealing €40 and €200 from a 67-year-old street vendor...
View ArticlePolice arrest man for fire in Limassol
Police on Tuesday arrested a suspect for a case of fire set to a cultivation through negligent and reckless actions. The suspect, a 34-year-old man, was arrested on a warrant and taken into custody....
View ArticleThe new local government line-up in Limassol
Limassol and Polemidia gained new mayors, official results showed with Yiannis Armeftis gaining the former position and Andros Theodorou the latter. Voters chose Demos Katshis as the deputy mayor of...
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Restaurant review: The Cookhouse, Limassol
Before we get into the specifics of the review, let me invite you to take a walk in my proverbial shoes, or sandals, since this is Cyprus. It’s an hour past midday, the sun is beaming down on the...
View ArticleWoman dies in a traffic accident in Limassol
A 47-year-old woman died on Monday in Limassol after losing control of her vehicle on the Limassol-Platres Road near Alassa. As stated at the scene by the head of the Limassol Traffic Police, Marios...
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