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5 NEWS maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 DECEMBER 2023 JAMES DEBONO jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt YOUR MEDICAL DESTINATION There are many places where you can get medical attention! IF IN DOUBT ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL EMERGENCY Health Centres Treats symptoms which include: Treats symptoms which include: Emergency CALL TELEMEDICINE ON +356 2123 1231 CHEST PAINS HEAVY BLEEDING SEVERE BURNS STROKE NOT BREATHING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS BACK PAIN AND ALL OTHER TYPES OF PAIN IN BONES AND JOINTS FEVER, SORE THROATS, EAR PAIN, COUGH AND COLDS. TUMMY PAINS AND ASSOCIATED SYMPTOMS OF LOOSE STOOLS, CONSTIPATION, OR VOMITING. THE Macina hotel operator in Isla is proposing an external glass lift but the cultural heritage watchdog has expressed "grave concern" over its impact on the historical building. The proposal put forward by Senglea Hotel Operations also foresees the construction of a bridge connecting the lift with the existing rooftop pool area. The Macina occupies a dom- inant position on the Isla sea- front and once served as the Labour Party's headquarters. The Superintendence for Cul- tural Heritage has expressed "grave concern" on the proposed lift extension noting that this "will make it stand proud on the surrounding structures render- ing it evidently conspicuous." The watchdog has also re- quested photomontages of the project which have been duly submitted by the applicant. Following the submission of these photomontages the De- sign Advisory Committee, a panel which advises the Plan- ning Authority on design is- sues, concluded that the pro- posal will have a deleterious impact on the Cottonera Area of High Landscape Value and has called for a revised propos- al mitigating this impact. The Isla local council is also objecting to the proposed de- velopment warning this will have a negative visual impact on its surroundings. The photomontages show the glass lift rising above the exist- ing hotel building and compet- ing for attention with the his- torical building. Macina hotel lift proposal raises 'grave concern' The Isla local council is objecting to the proposed development