Local councils were at the receiving end of criticism yesterday, when Environment Minister George Pullicino took them to task for failing in a duty which he said they owed their constituents....

A man was conditionally discharged for three months after he was found guilty of damaging a man’s car when he kicked it repeatedly, damaging the bonnet and the driver’s door. ...

A former drug addict who has now managed to kick the habit was placed on probation for three years after he pleaded guilty to stealing five car stereos in February and March 2002. ...

A man was yesterday charged with connecting to a cable television network illegally and stealing over Lm1,000 worth of services to the detriment of Melita Cable. ...

A former policewoman has been jailed for one year suspended for two years after pleading guilty to acting as a private investigator without a licence. ...

The police yesterday opened an investigation following a report that was published in another newspaper to establish “what exactly took place in the alleged incident”....

Two men have been acquitted of attempting to set a house on fire but were found guilty of trespassing on people’s property and stealing two fire extinguishers. ...

On the occasion of World Environment Day, the Finance Ministry together with the Rural Affairs and the Environment Ministry, and St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, organised an interactive workshop for primary school children...

Euro helpline 154 was certainly very popular and those receiving calls were undoubtedly kept busy replying to people’s queries about the euro since the beginning of this year – a total of 7,300 calls were received by the end of May....

The last in the series of public consultation meetings intended as brainstorming sessions leading to the drawing up of the pre-Budget document, was held yesterday evening....