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5 archive stories that mention Gżira, newest first.
Environment
Three organisations filed a 33-page appeal seeking to annul the planning decision, arguing that retrospective sanctioning, heritage impacts and the structures’ description were mishandled.
Public Affairs
Fifty-five firefighters used substantial water and foam supplies through the night to contain hotspots across a shop and basement storage area.
Environment
Planning applications could place three more towers beside the former Empire Stadium, joining an existing 23-storey block within a very compact area.
Heritage
Classical-period agricultural trenches and Second World War features lie beneath unauthorised courts, prompting calls to restore the archaeology within the future national park.
Environment
The NGO said a land-reclamation proposal would privatise public coastal space, obstruct views and threaten protected marine habitats along the Gżira–Sliema promenade.