The Planning Authority has signed an agreement with five councils for projects in localities aimed to enhance residents’ quality of life. The value of the agreement is of more than €70,000.

In Żejtun, the authority will fund the restoration of a one-storey building characterised by a shrine dedicated to St Joseph.

The deteriorated shrine and the building, carries a number of bad practice interventions. Located between Marsaxlokk and St Joseph streets, the niche is constructed in the baroque style with semicircular recesses and crowned by a double cornice.

It is topped with a cross on a pedestal in the middle and originally had two spherical decorative elements on each of the columns. The decorate sill lies on two decorated corbels which support the whole niche. A decorative plaque with indulgences is placed between the two corbels.

Paving works will be carried out at Triq il-Kalati in Sannat. This narrow street which has a dilapidated asphalt surface will be upgraded giving it a predominantly pedestrian character.

New public convenience facilities will be constructed in Misraħ iż-Żerniq in Kirkop. Frequented by many locals, this public open space needs basic facilities to ensure it remained a meeting place for residents living in the neighbourhood.

In Vittoriosa, the council has continued with its project to introduce decorative benches in its public open spaces. New decorative benches will be installed in Triq il-Foss tas-Sur and Triq il-Ħabs l-Antik.