Archive for 2014

Cypriot awarded with New Year Honour by the Queen

Cypriot Mrs Edmee Pistis Leventis has been awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list for services to Arts Philanthropy.

According to the book Greek Cypriots Worldwide, A directory of Who’s Who Mrs Edmee …

UPDATE on Fatal collision in Barnet

Detectives from the Roads and Transport Policing Command are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Barnet.

At 21:23hrs on Monday, 29 December, police were called to a car in collision with a pedestrian in Barnet Road near the …

Smoke alarm helps elderly Wood Green man escape fire

An elderly man had a lucky escape when a smoke alarm alerted him to a fire in his house on Boundary Rd, Haringey, yesterday afternoon. Thanks to the alarm he was able to leave the property before the Brigade arrived …

An increase in passengers and flights’ traffic at illegal Tympou airport

Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris newspaper (31.12.14) reports that Serhat Ozcelik, the general manager of “TT Airport business administration construction businesses and trade firm Ltd”, which is the firm that administrates the illegal Tymvou airport, gave information about the passengers and

British mother in Cyprus died after choking on cake

A 44-year-old British woman whose body was found near a church in Limassol on Tuesday died after choking on a piece of cake, police believe.
According to the results of the autopsy released on Wednesday, the victim appears to have …

This Sunday’s KOPA Football League Fixtures

KOPA Football League Fixtures

January the 4th 2015

First Division

Olympia v Tripimeni

10.30am Broomfield Park, Broomfield Lane, Southgate N13 4HE

New Salamis v Omonia

11.00am Cheshunt FC, The Stadium, Theobalds Lane, Cheshunt, Herts, EN8 8RU

Livadia v Anorthosis…

KOPA Football League Round Up

The KOPA football League teams are currently riding high in the National and London Cups. There is New Salamis in the last 16 of the All England FA Sunday Cup and in the last eight of the LFA Sunday Cup …

Woman shot, killed at Walmart in Idaho by 2-year-old son

A woman was accidentally shot and killed at a Walmart store in northern Idaho on Tuesday when her 2-year-old son pulled a loaded handgun from her purse that then went off, a county sheriff said.

The 29-year-old woman was shopping …

Haringey Borough break National Record

L/R Haringey Coach Dave Cumberbatch, Manager Tom Loizou and Chairman Akis Achilleous

Thanks to the good work and eagle eye of media buff David Ballheimer, he reckons that HARINGEY BOROUGH have the best League record in Non-League football in 2014.

New investment in occupied Yialousa by Alarko Holding

Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes newspaper (31.12.14) reports that Alarko Holding will make a 100 million dollar investment in occupied Yialousa village.

According to statements of Alarko Holding’s CEO Ayhan Yavrucu, the project is still under development, but the plan is