Archive for 2017

Man sentenced after he made 13 false insurance claims for damage caused to his car

The man claimed compensation 13 times, using false invoices and photographs to support each claim
– The City of London Police investigated the case with Royal Mail
– One of the man’s claims led to a driver resigning after criticism

Westfield shopping centres bought in $25bn deal

The owner of Westfield shopping centres is being bought for $24.7bn (£18.5bn) in a deal which will see the malls launched in new markets.

French property group Unibail-Rodamco is offering $7.55 a share for the Australian business.

Westfield Corporation has …

Islington Council gritters take to the streets as temperatures drop

Islington’s gritters are out on the streets after temperatures fell below zero this weekend.

Around 24 vehicles are gritting highways, roads and footways with 500 tonnes of salt and grit, to keep Islington moving this winter.

The council’s winter service

NEPOMAK UK AGM 2017

On Saturday 9 December, NEPOMAK UK whose aim is to bring together young Cypriots from across the UKheld its Annual General Meeting at the Cyprus High Commission in St. James Square, London. During the AGM, NEPOMAK UK reviewed the previous …

Enfield Highway Library reopens with an active community user panel

Enfield Highway Library has officially reopened to the public
– The library will now be housed on the first floor of the Enfield Business Centre
– An active user panel is working in partnership with the Council on how the …

Cyprus airports celebrate exceeding 10 million passengers

Passenger traffic has exceeded 10 million passengers in Larnaka and Pafos airports, a milestone celebrated, by Hermes who manages the two airports.

The lucky passenger, a Latvian who permanently resides in Cyprus and was travelling from Larnaka to Brussels, received …

Eurobarometer: Businesses consider corruption to be widespread in Cyprus

All companies which participated in a survey consider corruption to be widespread in Cyprus, according to the Eurobarometer on corruption, which measures the perceptions of the business sector, while at the same time 68% of the businesses consider corruption to

Security alert at London St Pancras station

Shortly after 1.14pm today, officers from British Transport Police received a report of a suspicious man on board a Southeastern train heading to London St Pancras.

Specialist teams from BTP, including firearms officers, were deployed to the scene to conduct

Europa League draw

Arsenal will face Swedish side Ostersunds in the Europa League round of 32, while Celtic face Russian side Zenit St Petersburg.

The Gunners, seeded for the draw, avoided the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Napoli – who were both in …

Barnet Labour councillors call for urgent review of gritting regime after weekend snow fall

Barnet’s Labour councillors are calling for a review of the new gritting regime following this weekend’s snow fall.


Councillors received a number of complaints from residents about the lack of gritting on lots of Barnet roads and pavements despite the