Lefka village lights own fire in protest against north hijab law
The village of Elia, near Lefka, on Saturday night lit its own fire in protest against the north’s ruling coalition’s decision to legalise the wearing of hijabs by ...
Minor earthquake detected off Lefka coast
A minor earthquake was detected off the coast of Lefka on Friday morning, according to the north’s met office.
The earthquake measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and was recorded ...
Lefka court to reopen on Monday
The courthouse in the village of Lefka is to recommence operations on Monday after being closed for over five years due to renovations.
The building had been closed in 2018 due ...
Renovation of Venetian watermill completed
The Venetian watermill and its aqueduct in Lefka have been restored, the bi-communal technical committee for cultural heritage announced on Tuesday.
Meanwhile work on four other projects is expected to ...
Lefka residents demand reopening of courthouse and police station
Residents of Lefka on Tuesday demanded that the town’s courthouse and police department be reopened.
The demand was made by the Lefka Civil Society Organisations Platform, which asked that ...
Lefka village ‘on the way to becoming Trikomo’ amid construction boom
The village of Kazivera, near Lefka, is “on the way to becoming Trikomo” amid a construction boom, local residents have warned.
Trikomo has grabbed headlines in recent months and years ...
Residents outraged as mouflon statue desecrated
Residents of the Lefka district have reacted angrily after a mouflon statue in the village of Karavostasi was desecrated.
Lefka Tourism Association chairman Hasan Karlitas said on Friday that the ...
Pentayia primary school deemed unsafe after earthquake inspections
The primary school in the village of Pentayia, near Lefka, has been deemed unsafe after earthquake inspections were carried out on its building.
As a result, the building will not ...
UNDP announces new EU-funded solar energy farm in Lefka
A new solar energy farm is set to be constructed in Lefka, within the scope of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) funded by the European Union.
The UNDP say ...