Council unrest bringing Pissouri to a standstill
By Bejay Browne PISSOURI council is at breaking point and unable to lawfully carry out decision making, local businesses and officials say. And the situation has come to such a head that an official...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Yialos tavern, Pissouri
By Eleni Messiou Yialos in Greek means a bay, or the seashore and how fitting a name for this charming local restaurant, spectacularly facing the picturesque bay at Pissouri. The first thing that...
View ArticleCouple assaulted and robbed in their home (updated)
Two armed men stormed a Limassol home on Thursday evening, beating and robbing its residents. The men, who wore hoods and carried a shotgun and a knife, assaulted the Russian couple inside their...
View ArticleBad weather causes problems in Limassol and Paphos
Bad weather over the weekend has caused problems in the Limassol and Paphos districts. A rockslide police to close a section of the Paphos-Limassol highway and a number of power cuts occurred in the...
View ArticleSheep killed in highway collision
Sixteen sheep were killed on Wednesday evening when cars ploughed into a herd that wandered onto the motorway near Pissouri, police said. Police received a call at around 7.30pm that a flock of sheep...
View ArticleWoman dead in road crash
A 39-year old Russian woman died on Wednesday after a car she was in crashed into a truck in Pissouri, police said. Police said the woman was in the front passenger seat of a car driven by a 27-year...
View ArticleRestaurant review: Saffron, Pissouri
By Stephanie Robb It’s well known that Pissouri hosts some of the best restaurants that Limassol has to offer; the wide variety of restaurants in the small bay makes it almost impossible to choose....
View ArticlePissouri men don aprons for charity bake-off
By Bejay Browne SIXTEEN men living in Pissouri donned aprons and took part in a charity bake-off, raising funds for the Cyprus Kidney Association (Expats). The event was organised by Pissouri resident...
View ArticleLand slippage threatens Pissouri homes
By Bejay Browne HOMEOWNERS in Limnes in Pissouri are appealing to the government to step in as dozens of houses are facing serious structural damage due to land slippage. Damage includes cracks in...
View Article‘No time to wait for government report’ say residents of damaged homes
By Bejay Browne LOCAL authorities and residents are continuing to pile pressure on the government to act quickly to stop homes from collapsing in Limnes in Pissouri, following a meeting at the end of...
View ArticleElderly woman missing from her home
Evlogia Ioannou, 81, has been missing from her Pissouri home in Limassol since Monday night. She is described as being around 1.56m tall, slim with white hair covered with a scarf. She was last seen...
View ArticleElderly woman still missing
Authorities on Wednesday resumed a search for an 81-year-old woman from Pissouri who has been missing since Saturday evening. Evlogia Ioannou has not been seen since going to a wedding on Saturday. She...
View ArticleMissing woman found dead
An 81-year-old woman from Pissouri who had been missing since Saturday evening has been found dead, police said. Evlogia Ioannou, was found at around 9.30am near the Profitis Elias chapel in Pissouri....
View Article‘Limnes’ slippage due to underground water
By George Psyllides LAND subsidence in the Limnes area of Pissouri is being investigated, the interior ministry said on Friday, and measures will be put in place. The ministry said the problem in the...
View ArticleGeologists’ report on Limni area by end of month
By Andria Kades A TEAM of geologists should have a study on the Limni area in Pissouri ready by the end of this month looking into how to combat the land slippage problem, according to Animal Party...
View ArticlePissouri water supply back on line
Water distribution is back to normal after almost a week of shortages due to a burst mains, the Pissouri community council leader Lazaros Lazarou said on Monday. The damage that was finally repaired on...
View ArticleUrgent action needed to save Pissouri homes
By Evie Andreou The Limassol district office needs to take immediate action on the land slippage in Limnes area in Pissouri which is affecting dozens of homes, members of the House Interior committee...
View ArticlePartial blind eye turned on nudism
By Bejay Browne Public nudity is creeping onto popular beaches, according to local authorities, which are trying to stamp out the practice. There are no legal nudist beaches in the republic and a...
View ArticleSummer water cuts plague Pissouri
Pissouri residents say they are fed up with living with water shortages especially during the summer months which can leave homes and businesses without water for days at a time. Last July, problems...
View ArticleMan arrested for biting off employee’s ear
Police on Thursday arrested a restaurateur in the Limassol district after he allegedly bit off part of his employee’s ear. The 53-year-old man who owns a restaurant in Pissouri, was arrested in the...
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