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- Thu Jan 16, 2020 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Met Department issues yellow warning for showers and thunderstorms
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Met Department issues yellow warning for showers and thunderstorms
<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...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Paphos: Arrest warrant after discovery of prohibited pesticides
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- Views: 721
Paphos: Arrest warrant after discovery of prohibited pesticides
<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...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Work starts on Kissonerga coastal footpath
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1832
Work starts on Kissonerga coastal footpath
<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...
- Wed Jan 15, 2020 9:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Some showers later today, rain forecast for Thursday
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- Views: 693
Some showers later today, rain forecast for Thursday
<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...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Troodos visitors censured for trashing Troodos
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1534
Troodos visitors censured for trashing Troodos
<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...
- Sun Jan 12, 2020 8:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Pissouri without water for five days
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- Views: 928
Pissouri without water for five days
<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_...
- Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Cyprus to host International Emmy Awards semifinals
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- Views: 519
Cyprus to host International Emmy Awards semifinals
<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...
- Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Turkey-north fresh water pipe has burst
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2172
Turkey-north fresh water pipe has burst
<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...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Lidl bans single-use plastic products
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3127
Lidl bans single-use plastic products
<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...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Yiolou road collapse: Residents' successful protest against temporary closure
- Replies: 0
- Views: 624
Yiolou road collapse: Residents' successful protest against temporary closure
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 ...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Drought plans remain in place despite dams filling up
- Replies: 1
- Views: 641
Drought plans remain in place despite dams filling up
<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...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Famagusta: 80% of potato crop wiped out by rains
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2366
Famagusta: 80% of potato crop wiped out by rains
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...
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 8:49 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Rain, snow, strong winds and problems on the roads
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1239
Rain, snow, strong winds and problems on the roads
<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...
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Increased traffic at Troodos, police urge drivers to be very careful
- Replies: 0
- Views: 597
Increased traffic at Troodos, police urge drivers to be very careful
<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...
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: New yellow weather warning, Limassol municipalities say ready
- Replies: 1
- Views: 841
New yellow weather warning, Limassol municipalities say ready
<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/>...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Professional fishermen in Paphos cry for state help
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- Views: 694
Professional fishermen in Paphos cry for state help
<r>Professional fishermen in Paphos have called on the government to solve the longstanding problem of lack of infrastructure in the ports of Kato Paphos and Agios Georgios Peyias....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/professional_fishermen_in_paphos_cry_for_state_help"><s>[url=ht...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 6:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Government says it will not interfere over rape claim guilty verdict, protests planned
- Replies: 41
- Views: 10998
Government says it will not interfere over rape claim guilty verdict, protests planned
<r>The government repeated on Saturday that it would not interfere in the case of the British teen who is due to be sentenced on Tuesday for public mischief after being found guilty of making a false rape claim....<br/> <br/> <URL url="https://www.paphoslife.com/news/government_says_it_will_not_inte...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:32 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: 39 year old woman arrested for damage to Britons' Tala home
- Replies: 0
- Views: 732
39 year old woman arrested for damage to Britons' Tala home
According to philenews, it was found that a 39 year old woman spray painted a house in Tala on December 30 while the owners were in the UK on holiday.The woman was arrested on Wednesday and the Pafos District Court remanded her in 2 days custody. Police are still investigating the reasons behind the...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Yellow weather warning as rain and snow grip the island (video)
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- Views: 641
Yellow weather warning as rain and snow grip the island (video)
<r>Snow and rain continue to lash the island as the Met office has issued a further yellow weather warning.Cold weather will prevail on Thursday and Friday, while the roads leading to Troodos from Karvounas, Platres and Prodromos are open only to vehicles with snow chains due to heavy snowfall in th...
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:27 am
- Forum: General Discussion Area
- Topic: Ashes of 19-year-old finally scattered
- Replies: 1
- Views: 661
Ashes of 19-year-old finally scattered
The ashes of a 19-year-old teenager were finally scattered on Wednesday, days after they had been stolen from a car.A box containing his ashes was stolen from a car on Governor's beach on Friday, and was found in an open area on the Limassol to Nicosia motorway near the Moni exit on Sunday evening.....