Rubbish galore

August 27 was supposedly a happy day for the St Julian's community, especially for those living or working in the St George's Road area. Seeing the much anticipated 'rubbish bins' being permanently fixed along this neglected road after so many years was a welcome sight.

St George's Road used to look as if had been hit by bombs, and walking along it was an embarrassment: empty bottles, beer cans, food leftovers, food wrappings, cartons, cups, papers, cigarette butts, and all kinds of rubbish strewn all over the place. Most rubbish ends up in residents' front porches, which are also 'graced' by revellers' urine or vomit.

Just one day after the rubbish bins were put in place, I walked to the Paceville post office to post a letter. I was shocked to find a mountain of rubbish right outside the post office door. Is it too much to ask Maltapost to keep their front porch clean?

Five minutes after I left the post office, after having taken photos, I ran into some more disgusting scenes, a stone's throw away, in the direction of the EC Language Schools and directly opposite the rear-view balconies of the InterContinental Hotel.

Although over a month has passed, I have been told that the rubbish is still there.