Dog owners will be allowed to take their animals to five more beaches after they were declared animal-friendly bays.
The new beaches are Torri l-Abjad Bay near Mellieħa, Rinella Bay at Kalkara, Imġiebaħ Bay in Selmun, Marsascala Bay/Zonqor Point and Mġarr ix-Xini in Gozo. These were added to Baħar iċ-Ċaghaq, Tigné Point, Marsaxlokk opposite Xatt is-Sajjieda, the coast near Xwejni Bay and l-Aħrax in Mellieħa.