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Pushing for a car-free Limassol city centre
Christou: If you build facilities for cars, you will have more cars. If you do it for pedestrians, you will have more pedestrians. In Limassol, we have more cars than people By Bejay Browne and Angelos...
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Ninety-three and still diving
Great grandfather plans 39 dives in his 93rd year By Bejay Browne SCUBA diver Ray Wooley established himself as a sensation after completing a self-imposed challenge of undertaking twenty-nine dives in...
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Geroskipou beach upgrades aim to attract thousands of visitors
GEROSKIPOU beach aims to be the ‘best beach’ in Paphos, as massive upgrading works will make the area more appealing to swimmers and beach goers, according to the mayor. Michalis Pavlides told the...
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Fish threatened by low water levels in Mavrokolymbos reservoir
DESPERATELY low water levels at Mavrokolymbos reservoir in Paphos have led the Green party to raise the alarm and appeal to the water development and fisheries departments to step in and save fish and...
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Law changes would curb burgeoning illegal holiday rentals
Concerns over massive loss of tax revenue and health and safety issues By Bejay Browne AN escalating problem of illegal holiday rental properties could be solved, if changes to current legislation...
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Chalkie’s bar burns for a second time
By Bejay Browne THE owner of a popular bar in Coral Bay in Paphos is still coming to terms with the second arson attack on his premises in the space of just one year. The fire, which was set at around...
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Paphos wants to be the ‘home of film festival’
The 11th Cyprus International film festival (CYIFF) gets underway in Paphos on Wednesday and will run until September 25. The programme includes 100 short and feature films of recent production from 37...
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Overcrowded Tala cat sanctuary reluctantly closes its doors to new arrivals
By Bejay Browne A PAPHOS-based cat sanctuary has announced that it is full and has been forced to close its gates to new cats and kittens. Manager of Tala Monastery cat park, volunteer Dawn Foote, said...
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Renowned Greek American therapist leads International film festival work shop
A MASTERCLASS with renowned holistic therapist and energy healer Greek American, Thalia Alexiou, will take place in Paphos on Wednesday, on the side lines of the eleventh Cyprus International Film...
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EU expats urged to register to vote for municipal elections
The public have until October 3 to register to vote in December’s municipal elections, the electoral office of the interior ministry said on Monday. Those at least 18 years old by December 18, 2016,...
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Open air crochet installation for peace
FOLLOWING on from the success of their first crochet art installation in Paphos in August, a group of Cypriot women will decorate an ancient tree with hand crocheted pieces on Friday afternoon. Members...
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Extensive breakwater project will ‘save lives’
By Bejay Browne BREAKWATER projects underway in Paphos, costing millions of euros, will ensure the safety of swimmers and help fight coastal erosion, supporters of the constructions say. While...
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Paphos fire under control
A raging fire in Paphos was quickly brought under control by fire services at lunchtime on Wednesday, according to a fire brigade spokesman. The blaze started in an area between Akoursos and Peyia...
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Pensioner killed in road crash in Paphos (Updated)
AN 81-year-old retired doctor died in a road traffic accident in Paphos on Thursday evening. According to the head Paphos traffic police, Zenon Psathities, the conditions surrounding the fatal accident...
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Cyprus Open Studios gets underway this weekend
THE first Cyprus Open Studios gets underway across the island this weekend and gives the public an opportunity to meet both local and visiting artists, and offers an opportunity to buy original pieces....
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Paphos cancer unit stays open but treatment patchy
REPORTS that the oncology unit at Paphos general hospital had been closed due to lack of staff have been quashed by hospital director who told the Sunday Mail the closure had only been temporary. “It...
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Review: Caffe Nero, Paphos
Caffe Nero at Kings Avenue Mall in Paphos provides a haven for weary shoppers and a convenient place to grab a satisfying coffee when catching up with friends. With both an indoor and outdoor space,...
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New sculpture drawing attention in Paphos
A SECOND sculpture by a Paphos based artist is drawing admiration and praise from passers-by and is part of an ongoing project for the town’s winning bid as European Capital of Culture 2017. “The...
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Cat park volunteers threatened with violence as it fills up
Volunteers at a crowded cat park in Paphos have said they are often threatened by people wanting to leave animals there, who say the cats will be killed if they are not taken in. Julie Marshall, a...
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Delayed easyJet passengers told no hotels in Paphos
Disgruntled easyJet passengers have complained that flight delays at Paphos airport saw them being transported to other towns across the island as there was ‘no space in Paphos hotels.’ Mick and Anne...
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