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Paceville is buzzing but COVID-19 restrictions are largely ignored, with masks hardly anywhere to be seen both outside and inside venues. Photos: Karl Andrew Micallef

Watch: Paceville clubbers shun COVID-19 rules

Partygoers should remain seated and wear a mask when not at their table

September 9, 2021| Giulia Magri |137

The union says police officers should not be plucked from other duties and assigned work in Paceville. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Police union suggests creating a Paceville squad to patrol nightlife hotspot

Police Officers Union wants a specialised team to be assigned to Paceville

July 24, 2021| Times of Malta |31

Bail for driver involved in run-in with policeman who narrowly escaped injury

The 30-year-old was already out on bail under two separate court decrees

July 2, 2021| Edwina Brincat

A packed St George's Bay. Photo: Karl Andrew Micallef

Watch: Hundreds gather at St George's Bay despite COVID restrictions

No police officer spotted in 40 minutes, despite crowds numbering hundreds

June 19, 2021| Times of Malta |170

Police confiscated the speaker, and ended up being assaulted. Photo: Shutterstock

Man assaults police officers who confiscated his Bluetooth speaker

St George's Bay incident over 1am music lands man with a criminal record

June 12, 2021| Matthew Xuereb

The man was caught without a mask outside a nightclub. Photo: Shutterstock

Maskless man who resisted arrest granted bail ahead of sentencing

Denilson Manicaro was breaching a court-imposed curfew when he was caught

June 12, 2021| Matthew Xuereb

ATM skimmer gets suspended sentence and €15,000 fine

Skimming devices had been attached to an ATM in Paceville

April 1, 2021| Edwina Brincat|22

New 33-storey tower in Paceville looms on the horizon

PX Lettings submits planning application for tower

February 24, 2021| Jessica Arena |61

Council clears Paceville green patch to resolve littering complaints

John Dingli took care of the garden “until the very end”

February 8, 2021| Giulia Magri |5

This photograph was taken in Paceville recently.

‘If you cannot get in from the door, then you use the window’

Are some establishments in Paceville beating the COVID-19 rules system?

January 27, 2021| Fiona Galea Debono |93

The Malta Police Association is urging the authorities to ensure that establishments meant to be closed would not open their doors to clients. File photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Police lament the lack of bars closure enforcement

The Malta Police Association has lamented the apparent lack of enforcement of rules ordering the closure of places of entertainment in view of inci-dents being reported in places that should be quiet. It said the number of incidents taking place in...

January 18, 2021| Matthew Xuereb |96

Woman injured in Paceville fight

The fight was between two 18-year-old women

January 17, 2021| Times of Malta |24

The ‘untouchables’ of Paceville

One cannot expect to find peace and quiet in an entertainment mecca like Paceville. Maintaining public order in such areas is a headache and a feat for law enforcement forces the world over. However, when the level of lawlessness causes it to be...

January 7, 2021| Times of Malta |13

About 50 people were allegedly involved in the New Year’s Eve incident in Paceville, with several arrests made.

Paceville brawl restaurant fined, told to ‘stop operations’

'Zero consideration for any COVID regulations' - witness

January 6, 2021| Julian Delia |84

Mayor wants action after ‘wild west’ Paceville brawl on New Year's Eve

Some 50 people were involved in the fight in and outside a restaurant

January 4, 2021| Julian Delia

It is not clear what caused the New Year fight in Paceville in the early hours yesterday. Video footage was caught by civilians at the scene. Inset: The woman injured in the brawl.

Paceville New Year's Eve violence: 'I was covered in blood'

Woman's restaurant experience ends with a fight and a hospital visit

January 2, 2021| Ivan Martin

Taser guns brandished in Paceville New Year's Day brawl

Several arrested, three injured

January 1, 2021| Ivan Martin |4

Paceville bouncer who beat drunken aggressor with a truncheon spared jail

Court acknowledges probation officer's assessment of man's 'good character'

December 23, 2020| Matthew Xuereb

Mercury House project gets bigger - 19-storey hotel alongside 33-floor tower

Local council concerns about congestion

December 17, 2020| Julian Delia |67

Photographs on Facebook of the man’s bruised back that the mother said showed her son’s injuries after the alleged assault.

Mother, son may face action over false police beating report

The woman had said her son was beaten up for not wearing a mask

December 4, 2020| Matthew Xuereb |93

Watch: Paceville punch-up ends with BMW hit-and-run

Police confirm Sunday night incident, say two people hospitalised

October 26, 2020| Times of Malta |0

Two arrested on suspicion of drug possession, trafficking in Paceville

Two were found in possession of suspected cannabis grass

October 3, 2020| Times of Malta

Suspected mugger arrested following three Paceville thefts in three hours

Police identify suspect using CCTV