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June 2010

Medieval makes way for modern in Valletta
Restoration works on historic fortifications well underway
Valletta desperately needs a multi-storey car park
Victoria Gate area restoration well under way
‘Valletta faces a painful death unless it solves its parking problem’
€2 million restoration work on Fort St Angelo
1680 engraving of Valletta

May 2010

Hundreds of boats blot Grand Harbour
Valletta hits rock bottom in culture, survey shows
Bastions being bolstered
Missed opportunity for a car park
Victoria Gate revealed after restoration
The courts go green

April 2010

Design of Barrakka lift runs into problems
Freedom Square gets new pavement
New Barrakka lift is long overdue
Pope Speaks
The City Gate spectacle
€2.7m spent on City Gate project so far
Business boost for Merchants Street after pedestrianisation
'Business in Merchants Street flourishes after pedestrianisation'
City Gate demolition to start in July or August
Experts meet in Malta to focus on preservation of historic cities

March 2010

Cameron Mackintosh backs Piano's project
City Gate arcades shops shut for good
City Gate outlets must be vacated by March 27
DLH drops out of rally after disagreements on Valletta project
Government urged to go ahead with City Gate project
'Judge me by the results'
Opera house selling price put at _16,310
Paving works postponed
Precious Calì works under attack
Valletta celebrates its foundation day
Legality now in Valletta
Aim to finish Valletta pedestrianisation project by December
Government defends its approach to Valletta status
Serracino-Inglott insists theatre without a roof is useless
The fortress builders
Valletta, Malta wins Best International Mediterranean Port Award

February 2010

128 artists petition PM against roofless theatre
Carnival organisers set June deadline
Recalling St Madaleine Ravelin, Valletta
Bus terminus at Valletta to make way for pedestrians
Interactive centre on fortifications
Restoration of Valletta's unique paving
Theatre ruin(ed) saga
To roof or not to roof
Valletta open-air theatre
New Valletta terminus design unveiled
Updated - Changes to the current Valletta Piano project
Piano meeting is no big deal – PM
PM meeting Piano today

Restoration starts on Valletta bastions
The history of Maltese emigration

January 2010

When magic alone is not enough
Works to start shortly on fortifications information centre
€84,997 spent on Palace square inauguration
Start of City Gate works delayed
PM, Piano to hold mystery meeting
Bastions restoration works start
Silver pieces donated to church
Form and function – the marriage of two styles
Valletta was built on agricultural land, archaeological evidence shows

December 2009

More than 1,000 objections to Piano plans - FAA
Square comes alive to music and history
St George’s square - the heart of our capital – PM
City Gate traffic impact study underway
Retailers hope for a happy Christmas

November 2009

Palace's Chinese vases valued at €28m
British coat of arms gets facelift
Avid art lover and internee finally gets due recognition

Two weeks to go for new Palace Square
Sette Giugno monument will not return to Palace Square
CVA costing _150,000 per month
Europe House Located In 17th Century Building
Opera House Ruins Foundations Being Tested
What if. Speculating on the outcome of the Valletta City Gate project

October 2009

Ye olde Valletta signage
Three in four buses will be driven out
The Maypole at St George's Square
Notte Bianca, again a success
Learning the lesson
EU-funded restoration of bastions to start soon
Answered prayers

CVA system under review in an attempt
Government plans for Valletta to be aired at Notte Bianca
How to improve the Piano project

September 2009

Modern Palace Square street furniture approved despite objections
Palace Square project 'on track'
Passion for a project
Anglu Xuereb proposes big Floriana car park
Government submits Valletta plans for approval
Proposal on Valletta parking
City Gate and the emperor's new clothes
Notte Bianca, bigger and better
Putting the interest of Valletta first

August 2009

Adequate structures for cab horses requested
Bastion line continuity essential for fortified city function - FAA
Developers react to UNESCO threat to revoke Valletta's world heritage status
Government was warned about Valletta situation years ago
Horse-drawn cab drivers insist on
Last cab out of Palace Square
No parking, no business
Residential parking - First things first
Solution to parking problems
St Catherine of Italy's church dome conceals two windows
Traditional baroque paved square
Unbroken promenade planned from Valletta
Valletta Alive welcomes Piano’s designs
Valletta Alive welcomes Piano's designs
Valletta local plan to be re-written for Piano
Valletta to lose 400 parking spots to
Valletta's protectors are us
War Museum to serve Victory Kitchen food

July 2009

Carnival participants accuse culture council of delaying tactics
Foundation set up to restore dome of St Dominic's Church in Valletta
Karozzini have to go, ADT insists
Malta is 'still not visible' to foreign investors
Piano had no written brief
Renzo Piano plans discussion highlights needs in arts field
Valletta's opera house project has been hijacked for Parliament
(Not) part of a Master Plan....
City Gate - 10 points, St George's Square - Zero
Compensation for shop owners at Freedom Square
Gateway to a city
'I will sing in Piano's opera-house development'
In Praise of Piano
Listening to the voice of the people
Valletta business community wants better access

June 2009

A magic city in a magic island
City by a gentleman
Giving Valletta its dignity back
Library wanted in proposed Piano Valletta projects
Valletta projects - The people have their say
St Publius enters Valletta
Piano unveils 25-year-old dream for Valletta
A new era finally dawns on Valletta
Costly tram service only possible with state subsidy
Renzo Piano's City Gate
Valletta square trees to be relocated

Malta in dire need of a national theatre - Joseph Calleja
Malta in dire need of a national theatre
Modernising St George's Square
Renzo Piano - Acclaimed by the world, shunned by Malta
Valletta square users' thumbs down to regeneration project

May 2009

Palace project launched
Mepa approves facelift for St George's Square
Plans for The Palace announced
Power to the pedestrians in St.George's Square
Turning a car park into the jewel of the city
Water installation at the heart of Palace Square embellishment

Taking the 'Maltese' out of Malta
Valletta - A New Beginning
Valletta War Museum reopens
Carnival Enthusiasts complain about relocation offer
Malta in dire need of a national theatre - Joseph Calleja
Personalities who lived in Strait Street, Valletta

April 2009

De Vilhena Lion given new lease of life
Opera in the balance
Pope appoints delegate for end of Pauline Year events in Malta
The Making of Fortresses.pdf
The tunnel beneath the square
Fort St Elmo is perfect for Parliament House
Palace Square Proposals
The Porta Reale-San Giorgio Bridge

March 2009

Foundation urges expeditious development
Parliament could be in Freedom Square
Barrakka lift back to square one
Co-cathedral enters another golden age
Is that the Opera House in the picture
March 2011 completion date for _2 million Barrakka lift
Restoration in Valletta
Valletta is 443 years old
Valletta Alive
A plan for Valletta-Floriana
Cupola of St Catherine's church to be restored
Palace Square car park plans shelved
The secrets of underground Valletta

Why are Valletta's piazzas dead
City Gate and Opera House site projects

February 2009

Progressing excavation works in St George's Square
studies may lead to review of plans for St George's Square
Sun adds colour to Carnival
Underground passageways discovered in Valletta
Government promises all necessary studies on underground passages
Plans to keep carnival afloat unveiled
Fort St Elmo regeneration project
St John's controversial extension dropped
An alternative site for Parliament
Breakwater bridge to be rebuilt
FAA insists experts did decide on St John's museum extension
Renzo Piano and the lightness of buildings
Fort Manoel restoration - a jewel waiting to shine

January 2009

More White Wagtails roosting in Valletta
National Library designated 'Palace of New Thinking'
Valletta entrance project about civic pride - Renzo Piano
Action plan on Fort St Elmo 'in the coming months'
Barrakka Gardens, war rooms to be turned into heritage park
Hail in Valletta
Muslim community in protest against Israeli onslaught
Renzo Piano due in Malta next month
Renzo Piano's 1989 City Gate project
Brief history of Palazzo Ferreria
Co-Cathedral extension
Environment group wants Parliament to move to MCC
Grand Master Nicholas Cottoner Restored

December 2008

World War One gun for display at Saluting Battery
Let's not miss the wood for the trees
Military Heritage Trail Launched
Opera House bomb site 'scandal'
Opera house live crib attracts 80,000 visitors
Switzerland in the Mediterranean
The Neapolitan version of the Nativity message
Turn the Opera House into a modern library
Bargain hunters prey on early sales

Rebirth of an icon
Regeneration of City Gate
Renzo Piano for City Gate
Shop owners welcome City Gate, Opera House decision
Strongest commitment towards Valletta
Repossession lower Fort St Elmo
Architects welcomes Piano appointment
Fort St Elmo restoration to complement Piano designs
Malta needs a proper opera house - Calleja
Old Putirjal bridge in the Piano design
Opera House controversy
Parliament to move to Opera House
Prints of Gobelin tapestries
Public Transport reform takes shape

November 2008

Towards the City's 450th Birthday
Sad state of Jesuit's Church

Grandmasters' armour on show in Paris
Graduates reunite for golden anniversary
Chichester is building links with another walled city
500,000th cruise passenger fêted
Valletta's changing skyline

St John's Museum plans

October 2008

Enforcement in Valletta Terminus
Freedom of Expression in Freedom Square
Notte Bianca's further success
Public Transform Reform
Regenerating our Cultural City
The Dilemma about Valletta
400 Offences in 90 Minutes
A New National Museum
Safeguarding Valletta's Skyline

Valletta, awake!
Valletta soon to be 450
Thousands visit Museums during Notte Bianca
Old Towns as Tourist Attractions

September 2008

Learning from the Past
Notte Bianca is Here Again
EU Funds for Fortifications
More Pedestrian Streets Added
Parking Scheme and EU Law
Pedestrian Zones Extended
Record Price for a Valletta Painting
Victory Church - Saved!

August 2008

St John's Co-Cathedral Museum Extension
Successful End to BOV Streets Alive
The Gate Triamphant
Views from Villa Bighi
BOV Streets Alive
Climbing for Beginners
Foundation asks for Terms of Reference
Map Collection at Heritage Malta
Projects for Valletta's Two Main Squares
Rehabilitating Valletta
Safeguarding St John's Treasures
Second Evening of BOV Streets Alive

July 2008

St John's Co-Cathedral Application
Tram line for 2015
All that Jazz
BOV Streets Alive launched
Donation of Maps to Museum
Entertainment at BOV Streets Alive
AFM Drill in Republic Street
My Vision of Valletta
Passport Office Moving
Public Transport Reform
St James Bastion
Strada

June 2008

Maritime Heritage Trail Launched
Malta Arts Festival 2008
Parking in Valletta
Increase in Housing Allocations
Fortification Upgrade
Fighting Congestion
Valletta - Capital of Prisoners
Melchiorre Cafà's Santa Caterina
Cannon Restored
Valletta CVA Recognised

May 2008

High-Tech Opera House
Opening of Parliament
Sciortino Plaster Casts on Display
Scout Centenary Year Parade
Sir Anthony Mamo dies at 99
State Funeral for 'People's President'
Students and Global Warming
The Evening Valletta was Bombed
A Seductive Strait Street
Crashing Entrance of 'Queen Victoria'

April 2008

CVA Bills in 11 Months
Lighting System ...
Holy Father's ...
Archbishop calls ...
Two Awards ...
The George Cross Association ...
Geoerge cross Commemoration ...
Remembering ...
Pinto ...
George Cross

March 2008

Young Enterprise
Antoine Favray
European Day

Pharoahs in Valletta
Valletta Fountain Working again
European Consumer Day
Notte Bianca in European Network
Valletta Waterfront Monument

February 2008

Children in Prison Protest
Door Knockers on Stamps
Grand Harbour Region according to Sant
Restoration of 17th Century Tapestry
Romance in the City
Single Mothers on State Relief
Benigni Honoured
The Magisterial Palace
Valletta Vertical Connections project
Carnival
Valletta project cut short
Candlemas Ceremony
Chinese Spring Festival
Underground Water Storage
Carnival Dancing Competitions
Painting by Lazzaro Pisani

January 2008

Alan Johnson awed by Grand Harbour
Fr Marius Zerafa
Reviving Valletta
Restoration of Mattia Preti
Paul Axiak
Subsidised Broadband Offer

Carnival and St Elmo
Sulari Fuq Strada Stretta Play
St Paul's Church Restoration
The President's Palace
Disintigration of Priceless Paintings
Ranieri Accepts Defeat
Labour's Grand Harbour Plan
St John's Co-Cathedral Extension
Restoration at All Souls Church
Love for Grand Harbour
Emanuel Fiorentino
Barroso, Prodi and Trichet

December 2007

Polverista Restoration
Shop Owners and the Euro
Photography of Vanishing Valletta
Guido de Marco's Autobiography
Euro Paving in Valletta
Euro Carpets in Valletta
Marsamxett Harbour
Merchants Str. and St John Str. regeneration
Richard Ellis Photography
Will it Happen in Valletta?
Proposal for St Elmo
Grand Harbour Investment


 

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