Lija’s famous citrus-scented breeze may soon carry the clang of scaffolding rather than the perfume of orange blossom if a new six-storey apartment block gets the green light on the edge of the village’s last surviving swathe of agricultural land. ADPD (Alternattiva Demokratika – Partit Demokratiku) has sounded the alarm, warning that the proposed development…
# Graffitti-led coalition launches crowdfund to slam brakes on Żabbar-Kalkara road to Smart City A feisty alliance of residents, cyclists, artists and heritage NGOs has taken to the internet to crowdfund a David-vs-Goliath legal battle against the proposed Żabbar-Kalkara arterial road that would slice through centuries-old farmland and open a four-lane gateway to Smart City….
No Hammering While We’re Having Ħobż: Momentum Wants Lunchtime & Weekend Peace Malta’s love affair with construction is almost as old as the honey-ring. Cranes slice the skyline like modern luzzus, and jackhammers provide the daily soundtrack from Mellieħa to Marsaxlokk. Yet, after months of local complaints and viral TikToks capturing drilling at 1 p.m….
Malta Tops EU List for Pollution Concerns in Households – and the Gap is Eye-Watering Walk down any street in Sliema after 7 p.m. and the smell hits you first: a cocktail of frying oil, cheap incense and, more often than you’d like, the sharp tang of diesel generators humming in garages. According to the…
