Zonqor Point

15 May 2016
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Wied Ghomor & Zonqor

by Petra Caruana Dingli It is welcome news that the Planning Authority board has refused to grant a permit for a large development in Wied Għomor valley. It is especially positive that the board listened to many residents and NGOs. The environmental lobby can easily slip into feeling that it is talking to the wall. Many of its concerns are routinely...

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29 Jan 2016

No sitting on the dock

by Joanna Spiteri Staines Architect Joanna Spiteri Staines says that the rehabilitation of Dock 1 in Cospicua should serve as a catalyst for holistic urban renewal of Cottonera. Dock 1, a 19th century dock built by William Scamp (1801-1872) in 1848 for the British Navy, is located in the heart of Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua, collectively known as Cottonera. It lies at...

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23 Jun 2015

The colour is now green

by Simone Mizzi The writing is on the wall, and its colour is green. The mounting tide of the green voter is evident and has been so ever since the anti-spring hunting referendum was lost by a mere 1,111 votes last April, swung by last minute desperado political intervention on the part of our national leader despite the many promises to...

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18 Jun 2015

Redrafted Structure Plan increases loopholes in favour of development – DLH

Press Release – Tuesday 16 June, 2015 During yesterday’s appeal by 21 NGOs to the general public to attend the rally in favour of the environment on Saturday 20th June, Simone Mizzi, Din l-Art Helwa President, said the issue of Zonqor Point is a symptom of a much deeper disorder that is set to decrease the protection afforded to out...

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