News Tag: local
UK PM Johnson’s cycling trip was not illegal, says London police chief
London police chief Cressida Dick said Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cycle trip to a park seven miles from Downing Street was not…
Ideas for recycling a live Christmas tree
How will you get rid of your Christmas tree after the holidays? Unlike artificial trees, which are plastic and ultimately end up…
New TfL data shows significant increase in walking and cycling since the pandemic started
Nearly half of all journeys in London were walked or cycled between April and June, up from 29% before the pandemic“Our world-leading…
Coronavirus: Limassol cancels carnival parade
Limassol municipality announced on Tuesday there will be no carnival parade in 2021 because of the pandemic. In a written statement, the…
TV shows we love: Carnival Row
Over the past few months, I have had a lot of time to watch TV shows, but one that has stuck out…
Limassol’s 2021 carnival festival ‘highly unlikely’ to take place
Limassol Municipality is to cancel all upcoming big events in the coastal city such as Christmas celebrations but also the ever popular…
Carnival hit by ransomware attack, guest and employee data accessed
Cruise operator Carnival Corp (CCL.N) said on Monday it launched an investigation into a ransomware attack on one of its brand’s information…
Whale sculpture ‘Evdokia’ installed in Ayia Napa to encourage plastic recycling
A whale sculpture named ‘Evdokia’ made by Paralimni Lyceum pupils has been installed at the Ayia Napa coastal footpath in the framework…
Business fined €2,000 for irregularities in recycling electronic equipment
Authorities fined a business €2,000 over irregularities during checks on companies recycling electronic equipment and discovered that another was illegally employing third…
Cyprus is light years away from developing a cycling mindset
Going round on a bicycle here is at best of times a challenge when not outright dangerous.There is absolutely no cycling culture…
Why recycling is everyone’s responsibility
Recycling is not a recent development in the lives of Cypriot citizens. But it seems that the various campaigns, information, educational programmes…
Recycling laggard Greece to discard single-use plastic
Greece has drafted a bill banning the use of a range of single-use plastics, from takeaway coffee cups to cotton buds, ahead…
Cyprus ranks 18th among EU-27 in web searches for recycling clothes
As a result of the coronavirus there has been a wave of interest in recycling clothes, with a recent 500 per cent…
Cyprus jewellers sceptical of Pandora’s gold recycling
Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, announced on Tuesday that it will entirely stop using newly mined silver and gold in its…
UK commuters face cycling or walking to work once lockdown is eased
More commuters should consider cycling or walking when Britain’s coronavirus lockdown is eased to take the pressure off public transport capacity that…