Lack of law and order

In recent months, the situation close to Ryan's Pub, St Julians, in terms of law and order observance, has deteriorated rapidly in spite of the police station being only a few metres away. During this weekend two unruly fights broke out on and close to the pub's premises, and things cooled down solely because neighbours had to call in the police for remedial action to be taken. One would have expected the pub's operators to do so themselves!

Until recently, patrons of the pub were often seen flagrantly flouting yellow lines parking regulations with monotonous regularity. Wardens once told me of the abuse they were subjected to by patrons when they dared enter the pub to try and single out such offenders.

While one appreciates the workload that the police in the area have with their added Paceville responsibilities, the deplorable law and order situation in St Julians continues to spin badly out of control.