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First phase of community engagement run by Age Concern finishes today

Charity takes over the redevelopment of the historical ballroom at Admiralty House

Dear Sir, The Group was a rehabilitation centre set up by the Government in the late 1960s at Admiralty House to combat drug abuse across the island. However, the programme waned, and visionaries such as the recently deceased Stuart Hayward, the envi...

A proposal for the redevelopment of the derelict Admiralty House Ballroom has been chosen, The Royal Gazette can reveal. The Ministry of Public Works confirmed yesterday that it received several expressions of interest to refurbish the Pembroke build...

Dear Sir, I wholeheartedly agree with David Wingate’s comments in the newspaper (February 14, 2022), about cyclists using the public parks for their recreational sport. Admiralty House Park, which was once closed to all vehicles, gets torn up and the...

A historic park once brought back fond memories of her childhood to Germaine Trott. But the Spanish Point resident said the run-down state of Admiralty House Park in Pembroke now reduced her to tears. Ms Trott, 83, who has lived in the area her entir...

A former ballroom that has fallen into disrepair could be in line for major renovations. The Ministry of Public Works has asked for expressions of interest to renovate and run the Grade 2 listed building in Admiralty House Park. The Pembroke landmark...

A Portuguese cultural and community centre was opened at the weekend. The Casa dos Açores – House of the Azores – at Admiralty Park in Pembroke, will be a base for the non-profit organisation and charities dedicated to the preservation of Azorean cul...

A charity focused on the wellbeing of seniors has moved into a new headquarters. Ministers and MPs from across the aisle welcomed Age Concern into their new headquarters near Admiralty House in Pembroke yesterday. Many of them who were aged 50 and ol...

A beach has reopened after repairs to a hurricane-damaged wall closed access to it for more than a month. But a spokesman for the Department of Parks warned visitors to Admiralty Park in Pembroke to be cautious as repairs were still under way. He sai...

A beach at Admiralty Park will be closed for more than a month for repairs to a hurricane-damaged wall. A spokesman for the Department of Parks said construction work started yesterday and beach access would be prohibited until work finished at the e...

Dear Sir, Here I am seeing yet again someone with their dog loose in the area right next to Admiralty House gate. Now I know your dog is cute and very friendly, but if an aggressive dog enters the gate and sees and feels the excited energy of your d...