Mar 11 - ESG Urges GFA to Move Proposed Stadium to East Side
With the GFA’s proposed Europa Point Stadium securing itself as a hot topic this month, the Environmental Safety Group has insisted that the site is a ‘far from ideal location’, they add, ‘in environmental terms, the stadium would radically transform an open, peaceful area important for both tourism and the local community. This brutal conversion cannot, in our view, be softened by any redesign. The group also agrees with the Heritage Trust and the many voices from our community, that another site must be found. ‘
The group believes that the construction will cause an immense carbon footprint and urges developers to implement that rainwater collection and renewable energy technology into the design. They believe that several key roads will be closed for long periods during well-attended match days, causing knock on effects to other road systems.
The Government has issued a reply to what it describes as the latest “tit for tat response” from the Opposition regarding its housing policy.
Two local men were this morning charged in the Magistrate’s Court, with Wounding with Intent, Violent Disorder, Criminal Damage and Carrying an Offensive Weapon, following an incident in the Upper Town early Sunday morning.
The Gibraltar FA would like to advise the public and its loyal supporters that, as of yet, no decisions have been made in relation to the stadiums that the away EURO 2016 qualifiers will be played in.
