Paphos and Scarborough: twin towns of the future?

PAPHOS and Scarborough could soon become twin towns, if a recommendation by a Cypriot lecturer at Hull University wins the day.

Scarborough councillors are apparently discussing the possibility of contacting Paphos municipality about twinning the two towns.

Both Paphos and Scarborough are coastal resort towns and Hull lecturer Michael Paraskos suggests they make ideal twinning partners. The towns are similar in population size and have very similar economies, Paraskos argues in a report recently presented to Scarborough town council.

The report admits that Paphos tends to get more sunshine than Scarborough, but suggests that this should not blind people to the similarities between the two towns.

Twinning arrangements between towns are common within the EU, allowing communities to share experiences, develop trade and draw on EU cash for joint projects.

Paphos Mayor Phidias Sarikas could not be contacted for comment yesterday.

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