### Siġġiewi Sub-Post Office to Close Permanently; Airport Post Office Temporarily Shuttered In a move that has sent ripples through the small yet vibrant community of Siġġiewi, the Malta Post has announced the permanent closure of its sub-post office located in the heart of the village. This decision comes alongside the temporary closure of the…
**Developers Eye Massive Residential and Retail Complex in Siġġiewi: A Boon or a Burden for the Community?** In the heart of Malta, the quiet, picturesque town of Siġġiewi is known for its rich history, stunning landscapes, and close-knit community. However, recent announcements of a proposed massive residential and retail complex have stirred significant debate among…
— # Two Arrested for Siġġiewi House Burglary In the quiet village of Siġġiewi, known for its rich cultural heritage and tight-knit community, the peace was recently shattered by a burglary that has left residents on edge. Two individuals were arrested in connection with the break-in, which has sparked a conversation about safety and the…
**Żepp’s Day Dawns: How One Man’s Name Became Malta’s Unofficial End-of-Summer Festival** *September 28, 2025* At 6:47 a.m. the church bells of Siġġiewi rang 69 times—one for every year of Żepp Camilleri’s life—signalling that “Żepp’s Day” had officially begun. By 7 a.m. the village square was already a traffic jam of ħobż biż-żejt wrappers, push-chairs,…
A €20 million logistics hub is rising on the edge of Siġġiewi, promising faster groceries for the nation but also stirring soul-searching in a village whose name is synonymous with rustic silence and the feast of St Nicholas. When work crews fenced off 22,000 m² of former agricultural terraces last month, locals realised that the…
# Siġġiewi Gets New Sub Post Office as Francine Farrugia’s Shop Permanently Shuts The quiet village of Siġġiewi is witnessing the end of an era this week as Francine Farrugia’s iconic corner shop – a beloved institution that has served as the unofficial heart of the community for over four decades – closes its doors…
# Siġġiewi’s Corner-Shop Post Office Shuts Its Shutter for Good The smell of freshly-baked ftira that used to drift across Siġġiewi’s main square at 7 a.m. still lingers, but the little green-and-yellow sub-post office that shared the doorway with the village bakery is now permanently dark. Last Friday, owner Francine Farrugia taped a handwritten note…
In pictures: Siġġiewi in old photographs – a village that time forgot to erase By Hot Malta staff The first thing that hits you is the silence. Not the hush of a library, but the particular quiet of a limestone alley at siesta-time in 1954, caught by the lens of the late Siġġiewi photographer Ġużeppi…
Żepp’s Last Stand – How One Man’s 7 September 2025 Send-Off Became a National Love-Letter to Malta By 09:00 on Sunday 7 September 2025, the narrow lanes of Siġġiewi were already humming like a festa loud-speaker. Elderly men in flat caps polished brass bands’ instruments outside the parish church; children in hand-me-down Ġorġ tal-Fjur costumes…
