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Charles Debono looks back at the crash of Pilot Officer Walter ‘Pips’ Cripps on April 26, 1942. On April 26, 1942, Air Officer Commanding Malta, Air Vice Marshal Hugh Lloyd was advised that an intercept of Luftwaffe Enigma traffic indicated that some units of Fliegerkorps II were preparing to leave Sicily. Meanwhile, an air raid warning was sounded at about 2.28pm, where a total of 55 Junkers Ju88s and 15 Junkers Ju87 Stukas appeared over Malta and attacked Ta’ Qali, Luqa, the Grand Harbour area and Kalafrana. Bombs also dropped on Marsa, Qormi, St Paul’s Bay, Buffs Camp at Attard, De...

Hans Lovejoy A long-time resident – and Council critic – is accusing Council staff of unfairly targetting him for having a caravan at his home, which he says is legal. Matthew Hartley, a former independent political candidate, supplied The Echo with correspondence around a compliance inspection at his Byron Bay home and details that led to it.    A November 10, 2020 letter for an inspection was sent to Mr Hartley owing to ‘alleged unauthorised development’ shortly after he raised concerns around a neighbouring property.  Yet Mr Hartley says Council’s claims of unauthorised devel...

Premium Content Subscriber only BYRON Shire Council and a North Coast holiday park will take a dispute to a Land and Environment Court in the new year. The council’s legal counsel Ralph James said a hearing into the matter, involving an activity application from Reflections Holiday Parks Terrace Reserve, would be held in March. Reflections brought “deemed refusal” proceedings against the council when the application, seeking the licence to operate the existing caravan park at Terrace Reserve, including the southern precinct, was not approved within a specific time frame. “The reason f...