Paphos Life

Experts are expected on the island next week to help solve the problem of managing the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) produced by the Pentakomo waste treatment plant which is currently being buried as no buyer has stepped in....

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<r>The road to Olympos has been closed due to heavy traffic, police announced on Sunday.Meanwhile sleet on the Limassol to Paphos highway means it is slippery and dangerous.Also, the road from Prodromos to Troodos is only open to cars with four-wheel drive or snow chains.The roads from Platres and K...

The bad weather has taken a toll on the road network in the Paphos district, while cultivations bordering on the Xeros and Diarizos rivers have also sustained damage, Paphos district officer Mary Lambrou told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday.She said that affected farmers should contact the agricult...

<r>Disaster was averted last week after the Sovereign Base Area Police and its partners from within the Republic of Cyprus managed to divert the overflowing Kouris river away from the nearby desalination plant, potentially saving lives and averting an environmental issue. ...<br/> <br/> <URL url="ht...

<r>A buyer may have been found for the abandoned and derelict Berengaria hotel in Prodromos.Press reports claimed an agreement had been reached between the owner of the property, Gordian Holdings, investors and Limassol-based real estate developer Planetvision who want to renovate the hotel....<br/>...

<r>The Met Department has issued a yellow warning that will be in effect from 1am until 12pm on Friday November 17.As per the announcement, showers and thunderstorms will affect the southern coastline and inland.The accumulated precipitation may reach up to 50 mm in a 6-hour period....<br/> <br/> <U...

<r>An arrest warrant has been issued for a 56 year old man after three sacks with prohibited pesticides were found at a supermarket and other premises in a village in the Paphos district.The pesticides had been illegally smuggled from the Turkish-occupied north and are prohibited in the government c...

<r>Work has started on the construction of a coastal footpath at Kissonerga which is expected to be completed at the end of April, the Cyprus News Agency reported citing an announcement by the Kissonerga Community Council.It said that the project will be financed from reserves and a special fund tha...

<r>Wetter weather is on the way with scattered showers and lower temperatures.Wednesday will be mainly cloudy with the possibility of light showers, mainly in the afternoon. Temperatures will rise to 18 C inland and on the coasts and 10 C in the mountains....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphosl...

<r>Environment Commissioner Kelia Vasiliou decried thoughtless individuals on Monday as she posted videos on social media of various snow-covered areas polluted with trash left behind by visitors who crowded the area over the weekend....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/troodos_v...

<r>Rains have fallen in abundance and dams are more than 97% full, but the village of Pissouri has had no water for five days because of damage to the supply pipe which transfers water to the community from the Fasoula area in Paphos....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/pissouri_...

<r>The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS) has selected Cyprus to host two semifinals for the International Emmy Awards which take place between May and SeptemberThe International Emmy Awards are bestowed by IATAS in recognition to the best television programmes initially p...

<r>An underwater pipeline carrying fresh water from Turkey to the north of the island has burst and could take two months to repair, it emerged on Friday.Turkish Cypriot officials said the pipe, located some 250 metres under the surface of the sea, had burst.They assured that the north had enough wa...

<r>By Niki CharalambousLidl Cyprus announced on Thursday that it has permanently banned single-use plastic from its shops since the end of last year.Single-use plastic items such as straws, cups, plates and cutlery will no longer be sold in Lidl stores across Cyprus.The company said it is one of the...

Yiolou residents staged a protest this morning against the temporary closure of the collapsed section on the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road next to the community, philenews reports.The community council and the residents that participated in the protest said that the temporary measures that had been ...

<r>The government will not suspend plans to tackle the drought despite the heavy rainfall, which is expected to fill water reservoirs to capacity, Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis said on Wednesday....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/drought_plans_remain_in_place_despite_dams_f...

80% of Famagusta district potato crop has been destroyed by the latest storms, according to the Cyprus News Agency.President of the Pancyprian Potato Growers Association, Andreas Karios, who visited affected fields in Avgorou said that "the rains have affected the winter crop, as well as the on...

<r>There will be more rain, snow and thunderstorms today as a winter storm continues to batter Cyprus, with police appealing to drivers to be particularly careful.A number of roads are closed because of flooding or mudslides and several mountain roads open only to four wheel drive or cars equipped w...

<r>Increased traffic is observed at snow-covered Troodos mountains and police are urging drivers to be very careful and comply with all traffic signals and instructions by duty officers.Police also said on Sunday that problems are created from mountain reefs, making the road network particularly dan...

<r>The Met office issued a yellow weather warning on Sunday against gale force winds.The warning is valid from 8am on Monday until 9pm.Winds measuring 7-8 on the Beaufort scale are expected to hit mainly the west and south coasts.Citizens are advised to be aware of debris being blown around....<br/>...