Archive for 2022

Eight fire engines and around 60 firefighters were called to flooding on Belsize Road in Camden.

A 42-inch and a 15-inch water mains burst, causing flooding to a depth of around 50cm across an area of around 800 metres. Around 100 properties were affected by flood water.

Firefighters and Hazardous Area Response Teams led around 25 …

Man arrested on suspicion of murder and kidnap of man from Oakwood/Southgate

Detectives investigating the kidnap and murder of a man in Tottenham have made a further arrest.

The 33-year-old man [H] was arrested on suspicion of kidnap and murder on Saturday, 17 December, and remains in custody at a south London …

Argentina win incredible World Cup final in shootout

Argentina won their third World Cup in an extraordinary final on Sunday as they beat France 4-2 on penalties after Lionel Messi scored twice in a 3-3 draw and Kylian Mbappe grabbed a hat-trick to bring the holders back from …

Happy birthday to Kyriacos Tsioupras who is 90 today

Kyriacos Tsioupras whose 90th birthday it is today Kyriakos was born in Komi Kebir in 1932 and attended Komi Kebir Elementary School, then Famagusta Gymnasium before coming to the UK and attending the London School of Economics and Political Science …

Barnet’s Strategic Planning Committee have unanimously rejected the “gargantuan” 2,428 unit North London Business Park (NLBP)

Photo from L/R Paul Lemon, Giulia Monasterio and Tony Vourou.

Barnet’s Strategic Planning Committee have unanimously rejected the “gargantuan” 2,428 unit North London Business Park (NLBP) scheme at last night’s meeting (15 Dec).

The developer, Comer Group, had almost doubled

Islington Green light for 37 new council homes in pioneering net-zero project

Islington Council will build 37 new council homes in Vorley Road in a pioneering net-zero project to help tackle the housing crisis and climate emergency.

The high-quality homes will be built to Passivhaus standard, with high levels of comfort and

Hard hats on for Enfield’s Construction Skills Bootcamp

Enfield has been awarded £93,000 to deliver a Construction Skills Bootcamp which will train 30 residents aged 19 years or over for 10 weeks and then offer a guaranteed interview with an employer.

The funding comes from the £18 million 

Death of woman injured at Brixton Academy

The police investigation into the incident at the 02 Brixton Academy on Thursday, 15 December, continues.

Sadly, one of the women who was critically injured, died at hospital on the morning of Saturday, 17 December. She is Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, …

Speech by the General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou during the debate on the State Budget for 2022

Speech by the General Secretary of the C.C. of AKEL Stefanos Stefanou during the debate on the State Budget for 2023

6 December 2022, House of Representatives

The debate on the annual state budget always develops into a full-fledged discussion …

Every day, the ruling DISY party is scheming something to cling and hold on to power

Statement by AKEL C.C. Spokesperson Giorgos Koukoumas

After 10 years and 50 days before the elections Averof Neofytou remembered pensioners on low pensions

15 December 2022, AKEL C.C. Press Office, Nicosia

Every day, the ruling DISY party is scheming something …