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Londra                                                                                                 to enter the island next year after an EU decision subject-

                                                                                                                      UK tourists to pay EU visa
                                                                                                                                  waiver fee

                                                                                                                      TOURISTS travelling to the South of Cyprus must pay

                                                                                                                     ing all third-country nationals to a visa waiver fee. Under
                                                                                                                     the European Travel Information and Authorisation Sys-

                                                                                                                     2023. Plans to introduce a visa waiver security check will
                                                                                                                     mean travellers must apply to enter the Schengen zone –
                                                                                        Gazete                       tem (ETIAS), charges are expected to be enacted in May
                                                                                                                     which includes most EU nations in mainland Europe and
                                                                                                                     pay a fee before travelling. ETIAS affects UK travellers as,
         Thursday 30 June 2022          Issue 1112    50p     www.londragazete.com                                   since Brexit, they are considered third-country citizens.
                                                                                                     020 8889 5025   The visa waiver will apply to travellers aged between 18-
                            facebook.com/LondraGazete  twitter@LondraGazete    haber@londragazete.com  020 8889 5025  70. It is expected to cost around £6 or €7...  Page 3m

          LONDRA GAZETE RECOGNISED IN





           “ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AWARDS”





                                                                                                                              ON Friday June 17 Mediareach Adver-
                                                                                                                             tising held its “Acknowledgement Awards”
                                                                                                                             for its Multicultural Partnership Events at
                                                                                                                             The Dilly Hotel, Piccadilly, where Londra
                                                                                                                             Gazete was awarded for its dedicated work
                                                                                                                             during the pandemic.
                                                                                                                              The gala took place at the Madhu’s May-
                                                                                                                             fair award-winning restaurant in Central
                                                                                                                             London, an event was organised to ac-
                                                                                                                             knowledge the hard work of Media and
                                                                                                                             Content partners despite the toughness
                                                                                                                             of the past two years.
                                                                                                                              “At Mediareach Advertising, multicul-
                                                                                                                             tural media partnerships are a unique
                                                                                                                             proposition of ours. A big part of the work
                                                                                                                             we do, from bespoke content to omnichan-
                                                                                                                             nel marketing, goes back to the dedication
                                                                                                                             of our media partners. For that, we have
                                                                                                                             come together to celebrate the diversity,
                                                                                                                             cultural insights, tonality, inclusivity, and
                                                                                                                             relevance in content and media planning,”
                                                                                                                             said Saad Al Saraf, CEO. Media houses
                                                                                                                             from across the UK were gathered to dis-
                                                                                                                             cuss the challenges of the diverse media
                                                                                                                             industry and plan for better collaboration
                                                                                                                             opportunities in the future. Editors, jour-
                                                                                                                             nalists, producers, and different stalwarts
                                                                                                                             of the media family found...  Page 3m


         Less than 100 days left to use paper  TfL to begin issuing fines to drivers

                           £20 and £50 notes                                                                  in cycle lanes


          BRITS  are being urged to check money  a mind-boggling £8 billion worth of old £50   MOTORISTS caught driving in cycle lanes  ing the road rules". TfL said the move would
         pots and savings tins at home as there are just  notes in circulation. Both paper notes will no   on roads managed by Transport for London  make the capital's streets safer. Only rental
         100 days left to either spend or cash in paper  longer be legal tender on September 30, the   (TfL) are to be fined from Monday, the trans-  e-scooters within the various trial areas and
         £20 and £50 notes. The old money has been  Bank of England said. After this date, you   port body has said. New powers have been  pedal cycles can legally be used in cycle lanes.
         replaced with longer lasting plastic cash but  won't be able to spend them in stores. The   given to the authority and other London  But the government has provided new pow-
         the Bank of England estimates there are more  Bank of England is encouraging anyone who   boroughs to fine drivers who cross the solid  ers to local authorities, which allows them
         than £6 billion worth of paper £20 notes still  still has these to use them or deposit them at   white lines which mark cycle tracks. Exist-  to fine motorists who infringe on cycle lanes
         tucked away in wallets, piggy banks and even  their bank or a Post Office during these last   ing CCTV cameras will initially be used in  and cycle tracks, in the same way that they
         old trouser pockets. And it reckons there are  100 days. People can also...  Page 2m  "key locations... to deter drivers contraven-  currently do with bus lanes...  Page 4m
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