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Bathers get first taste of summer... and jellyfish invasion at Golden Bay

Glorious May weather brings bathers to the sea, but volunteer rangers are already busy applying baking soda to injuries from jellyfish invasions

Dead turtle found in Maltese waters, choked on helium balloon

Nature Trust tells public to avoid using helium balloons after three-year-old Loggerhead turtle swallowed balloon thinking it could be jellyfish

Miriam Dalli meets Sicilian President over second interconnector plans

The data gathering process is expected to commence in the coming months

The data gathering process is expected to commence in the...

Animal stewards to educate pet owners on welfare and breed requirements

A pilot project for Animal Welfare Stewards in selected local councils will have the remit to educate animal owners on the legal...

A pilot project for Animal Welfare Stewards in...

Ministers deny discussions with Mgarr solar farm proponents

Solar farm proponents requested PA to postpone decision as they intended to...

Solar farm proponents requested PA to postpone decision as...

Farmers debate food security at first-ever AgriFair

Malta Youth in Agriculture and Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi will be hosting the first...

Malta Youth in Agriculture and Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi will...

Birzebbuga objects to quarry outside €4 million park

Quarry proposed 600 metres away from Bengħajsa family park approved in 2021

Quarry proposed 600 metres away from Bengħajsa family park...

Hedgehogs saved from Luqa construction site by Nature Trust after residents raise alarm

Nature Trust and Luqa residents have saved a community of hedgehogs from a construction site on the second attempt after original traps were...

Nature Trust and Luqa residents have saved a...

Naxxar’s minority leader behind care home invading Għargħur countryside

Care home instead of disused livestock farm in Għargħur-Naxxar countryside to have undeniable visual impact

Care home instead of disused livestock farm in...

Excelsior extension set to ‘pronounce hotel’ against fortifications

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage gives blessing to hotel extension after plans for new wing were downscaled to avoid covering the bastions, but...

Superintendence for Cultural Heritage gives blessing to...

Comino’s San Niklaw out of bounds as company blocks access to parts of coastline

Beachgoers will not be able to access San Niklaw Bay in Comino this summer, while some footpaths to Santa Marija beach have been blocked off • Hili...

Beachgoers will not be able to access San Niklaw Bay in...

Three-block Xgħajra project turned into mega 13-storey block

Small changes in mega-development in one of Malta’s smallest seaside...

Small changes in mega-development in one of Malta’s...

Malta’s first-ever AgriFair is showcasing all things local

Mark you calendars: Malta AgriFair 2022 will be shining a well-deserved...

Mark you calendars: Malta AgriFair 2022 will be...

88-apartment Portelli block set for approval in Balzan

Development proposed by a business partner of Gozitan developer Joseph Portelli...

Development proposed by a business partner of Gozitan...

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Birdlife raises ‘fake science’ alert over hunters’ bid to create bird ringing scheme

BirdLife wants Prime Minsiter to intervene in hunters’ bid to amend bird ringing laws

BirdLife wants Prime Minsiter to intervene in...

Gozo aqueduct to undergo extensive restoration

The restoration of the Gozo aqueduct will be complete in 2025

The restoration of the Gozo aqueduct will be complete in...

Missing bridges to be rebuilt in Balluta Buildings restoration

The second phase of the restoration of Balluta Buildings will foresee the...

The second phase of the restoration of Balluta Buildings...

[WATCH] Hunters moved to Gozo for lax police enforcement in spring free-for-all, BirdLife says

As spring hunting season comes to end, BirdLife reports “indiscriminate massacre” of protected species during the spring hunting season

As spring hunting season comes to end, BirdLife reports...

[WATCH] Good laws but only on paper: Malta takes no action on unauthorised pesticides

No investigation being held on root cause of maximum pesticide residue levels in treated crops (MRL) of 15%, much higher than EU average of 2.7%

No investigation being held on root cause of maximum...

Bahrija gate not illegal, owners claim in planning appeal

Landowners in Baħrija are now claiming they never needed a permit to install a...

Landowners in Baħrija are now claiming they never needed a...