Education ministry approves school air-conditioning funding
The second wave of air-conditioning for schools has been approved by the education ministry, as well as the landscaping of two adjoining schools, with a budget of €1.5 million, chairwoman of the Paphos...
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Zero waste dinner: sparking food waste conversations
By Sara Mariza Vryonidi The Zero Waste Dinner, organised by the Zero Waste Alliance Cyprus (ZWAC), brought people together to experience a more conscious way of eating. This dinner aimed to inspire...
View ArticlePaphos municipality to install new lifeguard towers in 2025
The Paphos municipality’s beaches committee is set to install two new lifeguard towers, according to the committee’s chairman, Evkleidis Ambrosiadis. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, Ambrosiadis...
View Article22-year-old gets eight years for child pornography
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for possession and distribution of child pornography material. Paphos criminal court heard the man was arrested in June in the context...
View ArticleDead body found on construction site near Paphos
A dead body was found on a construction site in the Paphos district village of Kissonerga on Saturday. Paphos police assistant operations director Michalis Nikolaou said the body was found when a...
View ArticlePaphos hosts Christmas classic car parade
Paphos on Saturday night hosted a Christmas classic car parade, with cars making their way from the town hall square around the local streets. The municipality said the parade “filled the town’s...
View ArticlePaphos district govt sued over ‘large volume of sewage’ flowing into sea
The Ierokipia municipality on Sunday announced it is taking legal action against the Paphos district government and the consortium which operates the Paphos water treatment plant, near the village of...
View ArticleGovt ‘taking all necessary steps’ to ensure Paphos’ water supply
The government said on Tuesday it is taking all necessary steps to ensure the Paphos district has adequate water supply, after a desalination plant was taken offline. Andreas Gregoriou, a senior...
View ArticlePaphos winter swimmers take first dip of 2025
Paphos’ “Vrysouthkia Kelpetri” winter swimmers’ club took its first dip in the sea of the year at the town’s municipal baths on Wednesday morning. The occasion was marked with drinking, dancing, and...
View ArticleElderly driver dies in highway crash near Paphos
An 80-year-old driver lost his life on Friday in a traffic accident on the Paphos-Limassol highway, police said. According to Paphos assistant police director of operations, Michalis Nikolaou, the...
View ArticleFire breaks out in Chlorakas home
A fire broke out on Sunday night in the bedroom of a two-storey house in Chlorakas. According to a post by fire service spokesperson Andreas Kettis on X, the Paphos fire station responded to the...
View ArticlePaphos police issue 51 citations in 24 hours
A total of 51 traffic violations were recorded in Paphos during a 24-hour campaign aimed at crime prevention and reducing road accidents. According to the police, members of the Paphos traffic...
View ArticlePaphos arrest for illegal possession of property
By Charalampos Stylianou The Paphos police arrested a 50-year-old man on Monday night in connection with an ongoing investigation into illegal possession of property and burglary tools. According to a...
View ArticleMan accused of killing neighbour’s dogs over poultry disturbance
A 60-year-old man reported his 29-year-old neighbour to the police on Thursday for allegedly killing two of his dogs. According to the complaint, the suspect shot the dogs because they were disturbing...
View ArticlePaphos mayor appeals for restoration of neglected windmill
The longstanding neglect of a 19th-century windmill in the Exo Vrysi area has sparked public outcry, with Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos openly criticising the Department of Antiquities for its...
View ArticlePaphos scheme to cut down on food waste
A pilot food waste management programme is about to be launched in Paphos, chairwoman of Paphos’ social welfare committee Mariella Theophanous has said. The food waste programme will give families in...
View ArticlePaphos village museum brings alive mediaeval knightly chivalry
The Museum of Templar Ages recently completed its first year of operation in the village of Pano Arodes, in Paphos. Evidence for the presence of the Knights’ Templar in the village is well-known,...
View ArticleA lively music scene in Paphos
It is time for Paphos’ live music scene to shine. Several performances are approaching soon, at theatre halls, cozy music bars, restaurants and cultural venues so Paphos music lovers, you are in for a...
View ArticleFire causes extensive damage to car in Paphos village
A fire in a car park in the Paphos district village of Emba caused “extensive damage” to a car in the early hours of Friday morning. The police say they were informed at around 2.20am that a car was on...
View ArticleSchool renovation budget ‘has more than doubled’
The budget for improving school buildings has more than doubled over the past two years, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday Speaking after an event in Paphos, she said children...
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