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Loulla Astin makes Cypriot Village Sesame Bread

My delicious Cypriot, village, sesame bread with mastic-gum and mehlepi, is very easy to make, it’s light, fluffy, crispy and looks gorgeous too! My kitchen is filled with the beautiful aromas of the exotic spices and it reminds me of …

UK Cypriot’s one of a kind chocolate bar stuffed with crisps makes TV debut

Maria Antoniou, 48, a chocolatier from Chelmsford in Essex, appeared on BBC One Dragons’ Den on Thursday 15th February.
The confectionary business owner creates unique, and slightly controversial chocolate bars stuffed with crisps. Having previously caught the attention of the …

Achilleas Constantinou interviewed by Vogue Business to mark London Fashion Week’s 40th anniversary

London Fashion Week (LFW), which this year celebrated its 40th anniversary, took place from 16th – 20th February, showcasing both menswear and womenswear as a hybrid digital and physical event.
Achilleas Constantinou, Chairman & Managing Director of Ariella Fashions Ltd, …

XAMOS greek nights at cypriot heights in Chingford

XAMOS greek nights at cypriot heights in Chingford every Friday and Saturday starting next week Friday 1st March.…

Doros Partasides meets with House President Annita Demetriou

During his recent visit to Cyprus, cameraman/photographer Doros Partasides visited the President of the Cyprus House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, with whom he had a very useful conversation, exchanging views on the crucial developments in Cyprus and the appointment of …

Tourism revenue up in Cyprus by 29% in December on annual basis

Revenue from tourism in December recorded an annual increase by 29.0% according to the results of the Passengers Survey carried out by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat).

A press release by CyStat says that revenue from tourism reached €74.3 mn …

Hundreds of musicians showcase their talents as they vie to become a busker in TfL’s stations

Around 280 musicians auditioning to busk on the TfL network in the first opportunity since the pandemic
“We have been blown away by the response to our call out for more buskers, and there’s a palpable feeling of excitement at …

Theatre Review

Saturday 13 July 1985…

 Think back, what were you doing? Ok under 45’s you’re excused, but the rest of you will almost certainly recall what was going down at Wembley Stadium on that day. A concert with the strap line …

Wembley shop fire

Shop fire – Wembley

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters tackled a fire at a mid-terraced shop with dwellings above on Bridge Road in Wembley. 

Half of the ground floor was damaged by the fire. Five people were treated …

Evidence gathered by detectives results in three men being jailed for killing a man on his doorstep

Iron Miah, 40, was attacked on 19 November 2019 in Nelson Street, E1 and died in hospital two days later from a catastrophic brain injury.
Officers carried out painstaking work using cell site data following the discovery of burner phones …