Nadur Youngsters has just announced the resignation of coach John Cassar, who will be leaving the Club after more than a year's work. "The committee has accepted Cassar's resignation and we want to thank him for all his work and dedication throughout the past months," Manager Chris Said told june29th.com following an urgent Nadur Youngsters' meeting held on Monday afternoon.

Meanwhile, june29th.com has learnt that former Youngsters' coach Teddie Bajada, under whose guidance the Youngsters already won the Gozo Championship, will now replace Cassar. 

Nadur's popular bakery, Tal-Maxokk, has been chosen by the Malta Tourism Authority to promote our country and advance Malta as a tourism destination.

This lovely scene, which the Nadurin can enjoy daily at the Maxokk bakery in St James' Street, will hit TV's, billboards and newspapers soon! Click here to enjoy a bigger poster.

Click here and get to know more about Tal-Maxokk and their popular ftira. 

Gozo Champions Nadur Youngsters and Independence Cup winners Ghajnsielem FC kicked off the Easy Line Gozo Championship on Saturday with a 1-1 draw. 

The Youngsters' foreign striker, 21-year-old Okoro, found the net in the 19th minute. The Blacks' foreigner, Aloy Ihebulu, replied on the 42nd minute.

What do you think of the Youngsters' debut in the Gozo League? Have your say in our Forum. 

The MBC Theatre season kicks off on Saturday, October 12th with an entertainment evening for all Nadurin. Top-TV presenters Joe & Veronica Farrugia (id-Dulli) will co-host a two-hour fun-packed evening, featuring Malta's Eurovision entry Chiara, Joe Engerer & Friends, John Saliba and the Mnarja Youth Band.

Tickets are already on sale from the MBC Theatre at Lm1.50 each. You can also win many spot prizes! It all starts at 1930 CET.  

Nadur Youngsters officially signed Maczerob Okoro for a one-year contract. Last season, the 21-year-old striker played for Valletta in the Premier League as a replacement for Czech Pavel Mraz.

"The Nigerian player did not secure a contract extension with Valletta FC and so we moved in to secure his services," Club Manager Chris Said told june29th.com.

Okoro will be Nadur's only foreign player this season after the Gozo Football Association ordered clubs not to have more than one foreigner on their books. Okoro is expected to make his debut on Saturday in the first league game against Ghajnsielem FC. The game kicks off at 1600 CET.

On Thursday, Nadur's radio station, Radju Luminaria,  launched its Autumn schedule, offering a blend of religious, educational and spiritual programs. "The new schedule aims to please all members of the family," Station Manager Fr Brian Meilak told june29th.com. "We've prepared special programs for both the young and old."

All programs are being streamed LIVE on june29th.com. You can follow a live-streaming of a daily Mass, the Holy Rosary and listen to interesting programs from all parts of the world. Simply click on Radju Luminaria LIVE on the left navigation bar. You can also visit Radju Luminaria's website by clicking here.

Were you present at this year's agricultural fair, which was organized just four days before Mnarja? Most probably yes. But if you want to re-live the experience, check our new article on the Nadur 360º Section. 

We've also prepared a new feature on Nadur's Church-replica, which was built by Anthony Agius, and exhibited for the first time during this show. The Church-replica has now been donated to Nadur's Basilica.

A weekend at Id-Dar tal-Providenza has now become part of the Nadur Youth Centre's annual events. A group of 11 youngsters, led by Fr Karm Portelli and Miriam Portelli, spent last weekend helping persons with disability at this residential centre in Siggiewi.

Click here for photos and more information.

How's the feeling of being back at school after a three-month-long holiday?! For many children it was very close to a nightmare! Yet for others it was so exciting! 

A new academic year kicked off on Monday. Wearing clean white shirts and carrying brand new satchels and lunch boxes, the children flocked the Primary School at Racecourse Street. 

Around 40,000 Maltese children and youths started school on Monday. We wish them all the very best of luck. June29th.com was outside the Primary School waiting for the children's exodus! Check out our Photo of the Month.  

At the age of ten, in front of his Nadur-home mirror with a broomstick for a microphone, Mark Andrew Tabone (son of ex-Mayor Joe Tabone) began his Elvis impersonation. His life took a twist while working as a waiter at Comino Hotel. He performed the Presley classic "Blue Suede Shoes" and was an instant hit with the audience! After graduation, he moved on to theatre, modelling, drama and performing corporate shows. Today, Mark Andrew is Australia's best-acclaimed Elvis Tribute performer.

Nadur Youngsters start defending the GFA Championship on Saturday, September 28th against Ghajnsielem FC. Having already lost the first Independence Cup clash against the Blacks, the Youngsters are prepared to hit hard and start the 2002/03 League in an up-beat mode.

Stay up-to-date with the Gozo First Division League. Check the Fixtures and also the Championship Table. What you think of the Youngsters' squad? Have your say in the June29th.com Forum.

Discussions are so popular in our town! Visit the kazini, the shops, the zuntier, the sacristy... we're always talking and discussing! It's now time for some e-discussions! June29th.com, in collaboration with our partner MaltaMedia, is giving you the most professional FORUM currently available on the net!

All you need to do to get started, is just register a nickname or your real name. In 5 minutes you can start a heated argument! Click on FORUM now! Kindly respect fellow users.

Summer 2002 did not surely provide us with the weather we were accustomed to in the last summers. June29th.com tried to get an explanation from Nadur’s weather expert Joe Meilak. 

He also believes a big storm could hit Gozo either this winter or the coming one! So prepare your rain-coats and umbrellas. But before you panic, click here and see what Joe had to tell us. 

Hey... june29th.com has just won the Golden Web Award! We're so happy about it and want to thank you all for your great feedback! The Golden Web Award was handed to us by the International Association of Web Masters and Designers. "June29th.com's web design, originality and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition," we were told!

In nine months time the Nadurin will be celebrating Mnarja and the Australian Nadur Association is already preparing for a big festa! 

They've confirmed with june29th.com that Bishop Mark Collidge has accepted their invitation to lead the Mnarja 2003 celebrations. Numerous volunteers are working on a new canopy (tuzell) and a new Bishops' throne. Click here for more news from down under.

Digitronics has just joined june29th.com in order to attract new clients! Digitronics is Gozo's most popular shop for Hi-Fi equipment, car stereos, mobile phones, DVD's, mega-screens, TV's and so much more!

Digitronics, situated at Guze' Labre Street in Victoria, offers the widest range of high quality electronics. Known for their unique after-sales services, make it your one-stop shop! Click here for more. June29th.com would like to thank Justin at digitronics for his support.

On Sunday, September 15th, the Nadurin celebrated the day dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. Special thoughts and prayers were read in Church throughout all day. In the afternoon the Nadurin gathered behind the statue of Our Lady of Sorrows and showed their devotion while the statue was taken around the main streets of Nadur. 

Several parishioners decorated their windows with statues of the Holy Mother. Click here for photos.

Your favourite website will turn one year old on October 1st!  And to mark our first anniversary we're preparing a very nice surprise, which should give you much more room where to discuss and have your say on every topic related to Nadur!

Meanwhile you can start sending your birthday greetings to june29th.com by clicking here!

Preparations are well underway for an international conference which will take place in Nadur between November 6th and November 10th. Nadur's Local Council is inviting 250 Italian and Maltese mayors to meet for the 'Nadur 2002 International Conference'. It's the first time that a Maltese Local Council is organizing such a big-scale event. The theme chosen for the conference is "The Italo-Maltese twinnings in view of the European enlargement in the Mediterranean". 

The Nadur Local Council is working in close collaboration with Italy's Local Councils' Association (AICCRE). The European Union is providing funds for the event.

The Nadur Local Council has another ambitious project in mind: a new Civic Centre at Nadur's square. "Our town needs to have such a centre," Mayor Said told june29th.com. "What the Council has in mind is a Civic Centre, incorporating new offices for the Council, a clinic, a library and a conference room. There should also be ample room where the Council can offer more services for the Nadurin."

Anyone willing to sell property at Nadur's square may contact the Local Council by clicking here.

If you've studied or still studying French, it's time to show your talent! The Nadur Local Council, together with Robert Arrigo & Sons Ltd, are organizing a special activity next Saturday, September 14th at noon. 

A French band and a three-coloured folk group will be here too, entertaining the Nadurin and the French tourists at the square. À tout à l'heure!

On Wednesday, Nadur joined the rest of the world and showed its respect to all those murdered on September 11th, 2001. US flags, flown at half mast, dominated the Nadur skyline throughout the day. 

Special prayers were also read in Church. The Nadurin, like many others around the globe, spent long hours in front of their TV sets, remembering what made 9/11 an unforgettable day. 

Click here to visit june29th.com's special report on 9/11.

The impact of September 11 will  live forever in our memories. What started as a sunny day turned out to be deadly. It was a day that changed America and the world forever. 

Nadur was physically thousands of miles away from the hijackers' target. Yet, our heart was with all New Yorkers, especially the Nadurin residing in Manhattan. September 11 was certainly the worst of our times. June29th.com got hold of the story of three Nadurin living in New York who lived 9/11 as few of us did. Click here for our special report.

Nadur Youngsters FC reached an agreement with Xaghra FC and signed Chris Camilleri and Mark Buttigieg. Camilleri, who was on loan with Xewkija Tigers, will now be playing in white for the first time. 

June29th.com can reveal that the Youngsters agreed to pay a record sum of money to get Chris Camilleri. The Youngsters have also signed 18-year-old Nigerian striker Christian Sylvester from Marsa FC.

The new Nadur Youngsters is now ready to face Ghajnsielem FC on Tuesday September 10th for the Independence Cup Quarter Final.

Nadur's Local Council is planning to revive a long-dead, ancient trade in the next days by helping local farmers produce their own olive oil. The Council is urging all those who own olive trees to bring their olives to the Council's Office. The pressing will take place in a few weeks time, immediately after the harvest.

In the last years the Council has also encouraged the planting of olive trees and the gathering of their fruit for oil. 

During the first weekend of September Nadur's pjazzetta brought back lots of memories for all those who lived the second World War. The military vehicles exhibition was organized for the second year running by the Military Vehicles Club Gozo in collaboration with Nadur's Local Council.

Not having gone through WWII, june29th.com couldn't miss the occasion. Click here for photos.

All Nadur residents are being advised not to leave any unwanted objects outside their house as they will be removed and destroyed in the coming days. Law enforcement offers will also go round Nadur's countryside and remove any steel drums and white goods from rubble walls. 

So if you have any vintage machine lying in front of your house, make sure you remove it by Friday September 20th. It'll be too late afterwards!

The Gozo Police Department and the Nadur Local Council are investigating a series of vandal attacks at Nadur's Public Convenience. The relief-centre at North Street had to be closed down following the last major vandal attack. Both male and female rooms were left in complete disarray.

"We should put a stop to vandalism," Mayor Chris Said told june29th.com. The Local Council is now planning to bring back some order at the Public Convenience. However, next time you pay a visit... you'd better smile! Cameras will be rolling outside!

During the coming weekend, Nadur's pjazzetta will host a military vehicles exhibition for the second year running. The show is being organized by the Military Vehicles Club Gozo in close collaboration with Nadur's Local Council.

The exhibition kicks off on Saturday at 1500 CET and goes on until Sunday afternoon. Visitors will have the opportunity to admire parts of WWII warplanes, found by Nadurin in the early 40's.  

A substantial area of Il-Qortin tal-Magun in Nadur has been destroyed by bird trappers. The perpetrators entered the site with bulldozers in the last few days and flattened the area of garigue, including rare plants, in order to set up new trapping sites.

The bird trappers also erected two unsightly trapper huts and a large, ugly limestone wall. "This activity was illegal and was carried out practically overnight without any permit whatsoever and with the typical efficiency of such underhand activities," BirdLife (Malta) told june29th.com.

Il-Qortin tal-Magun was one of the most biodiverse stretches of garigue in the whole Maltese Islands, harbouring a rich flora including several rare flowers. Nadur's Ghaqda Rihan informed Malta's Environment and Planning Authority, which in turn sent its officials on site and stopped the illegal activity.

We'll turn one year old in a fortnight and yet we're so full of enthusiasm and willing to give you the best possible website about Nadur. Now that we've got Nadur's radio station streaming live for 12 hours a day on june29th.com, we have other plans in mind! 

Yet... they cost plenty of pesetas! Kindly, on your next stop at any bank around the world, can you deposit a very small donation on HSBC Account Number: 071 2240 42050*?! As a non-commercial website, we can only move on thanks to your help. All donations will be made public on this website. We thank you in advance. *[Swift code: mmebmtmt | Sort code: 44716]

June29th.com has found out that Nadur Youngsters' Manager Dr Chris Said is currently negotiating a deal with either Victor Egere (from Victoria Hotspurs) or Sinisia Radak (former Valletta and Hamrun FC). It is understood that it will be either one or another, depending on the financial package both foreign strikers are asking for.

In an attempt to repeat last year's success, the Youngsters have just signed Giovan Vella (from Sannat Lions) and Saviour Farrugia (from SK Victoria Wanderers). Xalana will be playing in white for the fifth consecutive year.

Meanwhile, june29th.com can also reveal that negotiations are underway with Xaghra FC to bring on loan Mark Buttigieg and Chris Camilleri. A Xaghra FC prominent player confirmed with us that both players could be playing for the Youngsters' side in a few weeks time.

Nadur started its pre-season friendly games with a 2-0 defeat against Zebbug Rovers. Coach John Cassar used 23 Youngsters' players.

All is now gearing up for the season's first official game, the Independence Cup Quarter Final. against Ghajnsielem FC or Qala St Joseph. The game is scheduled for Tuesday September 10th at 1700 CET..

Radju Luminaria, Nadur's community radio station, is now live on the internet! Just click on the link on the Navigation Bar on the left or else go directly to Radju Luminaria's website by clicking here.

Radju Luminaria hit the FM airwaves on June 22nd 1995. However the breakthrough came a few months ago with the inauguration of new studios at Nadur's Basilica. "We spent Lm17,000 to modernise our studios and to offer the best possible broadcasting for all our listeners," Station Manager Fr Brian Meilak told june29th.com. "The Nadurin are giving us so much support. In fact we've already raised around Lm15,000 from last December!" The online streaming is made possible thanks to EuroWeb.

June29th.com and Radju Luminaria have just reached a collaboration agreement in order to keep all Nadurin around the globe tuned in!

news editor: Pierre J. Mejlak photos: Ryan J. Meilak