Paphos Life

Police on Sunday said they had recovered almost €2,000 from between €4,000 and €6,000 that was in a bag snatched from a Paphos restaurant owner outside her home late Saturday just before she went to exit her car....

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<r>Four Iranian men were remanded by the Paphos court for two days on Sunday after allegedly causing mayhem resulting in a three-car crash as they attempted to settle personal differences on the streets of the town in front of frightened bystanders, police said....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.p...

Demonstrators gathered on the beach in Yeroskipou on Saturday morning to protest the church's plans to build on an archaeological site, led by the district committee of Akel.The dispute centres on the government's decision to declassify the Hellenistic archaeological site and allow the church to dev...

<r>A fire which broke out at around 1 pm at Moutti tou Tornou near Starvros tis Psokas in the Paphos forest is under control, the Forestry Department has announced.It said that the fire was caused by lightning. Ten firetrucks with Forestry Department personnel responded to the fire, aided by four fi...

<r>BirdLife Cyprus have launched a petition opposing a new Paphos-Polis Chrysochous highway which they say will dissect an untouched landscape of high ecological value, including the protected site of Ezousa Valley.The NGO is is instead suggesting the current road be upgraded....<br/> <br/> <URL url...

It has just been announced that the Swedish TV Series "Superstars" is coming to Paphos this Autumn. Anybody British and of a certain age will remember this series from the Seventies and Eighties. It competes top sportsmen and women against each other in a series of challenging events. The Swedish ve...

<r>Seasonal low pressure is affecting the area.Thursday will be mainly fine but in the afternoon there will be increased cloud locally.Temperatures will rise to 37 C inland, around 31 C on the west and north coasts, around 33 C on the remaining coasts and around 29 C in the mountains....<br/> <br/> ...

Some 2,500 people are still listed as missing in the Bahamas more than a week after Hurricane Dorian pummelled the Caribbean island chain, although that number may include evacuees who fled to shelters, authorities said on Wednesday....

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<r>Members of the public are being urged to attend a protest on Saturday aimed at protecting an area of rich and significant archaeological interest in Yeroskipou.Organised by the district committee of Akel, it is supported by the Paphos Greens and will take place on Saturday at 10am, next to a smal...

<r>A so-far inactive law passed in 2016 providing stricter regulations for targeting uncontrolled noise pollution from pubs and bars will be enforced this week, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Monday....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/law_to_control_noise_pollut...

Three daily scheduled flights from Heathrow to Larnaca and Larnaca to Heathrow on Monday and Tuesday and one from Gatwick to Paphos and back on Monday have been cancelled due to a two-day strike by British Airways pilots. "The flights are cancelled, unless the situation changes" a spokesperson of th...

<r>A three-year-old Russian boy drowned in the swimming pool at his home in Argaka, Paphos, Saturday evening, the Cyprus News Agency reported.It happened at around 5.45pm.??The father jumped in to save the child and pulled the boy unconscious from the water and called for an ambulance....<br/> <br/>...

<r>Rain and possible isolated storms are expected on Sunday and the beginning of the week, the met office said.The weather is expected to be mild on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and partly cloudy. Isolated showers and storms are not ruled out in the afternoon, mostly inland and the mountainous areas.....

A wedding photographer has illegally flattened with a bulldozer a forest area opposite Aphrodite's Rock (Petra tou Romiou) in Paphos so that his pictures would have a more scenic background....

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Martin Crossan, 43, from England has been reported missing from his house in Paphos since Saturday night, police said on Wednesday.The man is described as 1.85m tall, average build with short black hair. He also has a scar on the right side of his mouth.... Read the article and chat about it below.....

Between November and next February more than 70,000 trees will be planted, Minister of Agriculture Costas Kadis announced after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The government is leading the way in tackling climate change through tree planting, strengthening its own efforts and supporting all initi...

<r>The bi-communal Technical Committee on Culture announced that an exchange of art works and audiovisual recordings took place on Tuesday in the divided island&#8217;s United Nations Protected Area.The exchange followed an agreement made by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cyprio...

<r>Police are looking for KHALEFA ABDALLA KHALEFA, aged 24, from Egypt, who is missing from where he lives in Nicosia since August 1. And they are calling for the public&#8217;s help.The 24-year-old (photo) is thin, about 1.75 metres high, and has short dark hair.Anyone who can be of assistance ...

<r>The public consultation prior to the auction procedure of 5G radio spectrums (700 MHz, 3.6 GHz, 26 GHz) is underway, the department of electronic communications has announced....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/public_consultation_on_5g_network_underway"><s>[url=https://www.p...

UN Secretary General's Special Envoy Jane Holl Lute on Monday will meet again in Nicosia with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci within efforts to reach agreement on the terms of reference paving the way towards the resumption of Cyprus' reunification talks...