Archive for 2019
Deaths on the roads of Cyprus at its highest level for two years
Cyprus mourns its 51st road victim of 2019 with Panayiotis Panayiotou, 21, dying in a car accident, while the 20-year-old passenger struggles for his life at the Nicosia General Hospital.
The two men were found in a ditch after plummeting …
Turkish-Cypriots Cross Line, Take over Cypriot Farmer’s Lands
DENIA, Cyprus – Residents of the village of Denia on Cyprus complained to the government and United Nations peacekeepers that Turkish-Cypriots came into a buffer zone and started cultivating land belonging to Greek-Cypriots.
Community leader Christakis Panayiotou told reporters that …
City of Athens to host Christmas lunch for 1,200 people
The Athens municipal authority will be hosting a Christmas luncheon for some 1,200 of the Greek capital’s homeless and poor on Wednesday.
The lunch, which will be held at the Rouf indoor municipal sports arena, will be opened at 1 …
Latest update on Whitewebbs Park Golf Course in Enfield
Enfield Council has invited experienced leisure providers to submit expressions of interest for the future management of Whitewebbs Park Golf Course.
The Council’s aim of leasing Whitewebbs Park Golf Course is for the park to be rejuvenated and to be …
Turkish jets fly over Greek airspace
Christmas Eve afternoon was a busy one for the Greek Air Force, having to counter three Turkish intrusions into Greek airspace.
The three violations occurred between 3:34 and 4:23 p.m. over the islet of Rho, in Greece’s far-eastern corner, close …
Greek soccer on ice after attacks on referees
The Christmas spirit does not appear to have reached Greek soccer, as the Super League has got suspended after the protest by the referees against Olympiakos’ attack on the officials of the match against Volos and the assault at the …
Man robs bank then threw the money in the air and enthusiastically wished passers-by a merry Christmas,
A white-bearded man robbed a bank two days before Christmas then threw the money in the air and enthusiastically wished passers-by a merry Christmas, witnesses have said.
Police said “an older white male” robbed the Academy Bank in Colorado Springs …
Flat fire – Chingford
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a terraced house converted into flats on Hall Lane in Chingford.
A small part of a first floor bedsit was damaged by the fire. One woman left …
Appeal following shooting in Haringey
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following a shooting in Haringey.
Police were called at 20:33hrs on Thursday, 12 December to a fast food restaurant following reports of a shooting on High Road, N22.
Officers, including firearms officers, attended. …
Officers name victim of east London fatal stabbing
The victim of a fatal stabbing in Walthamstow has been formally identified as 24-year-old Michael Paul Baptista of Waltham Forest.
Police were called at 19:16hrs on Thursday, 19 December to an altercation on Bromley Road, E17.
Officers attended along with …
