Mitie walkout averted after workers back new two-year pay deal

Mitie walkout averted after workers back new two-year pay deal

17th September 2026

Unite the Union and Mitie have reached a two-year pay agreement following further negotiations after union members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s final offer and raised the prospect of strike action. The agreement was reached after members voted to reject a final pay offer of 3%. Under the deal, Unite secured a 4% pay increase for...

Temporary classrooms installed at St Joseph’s during construction works

17th September 2026

Temporary classrooms have been installed at St Joseph’s School to allow pupils to continue using science and music facilities without crossing an active construction site, the Gibraltar Government said. The portacabins have been put in place while major construction works continue at the school, with pupils otherwise required to cross an area where heavy machinery,...

Additional morning bus services added on Eastside and South District

17th September 2026

Additional morning bus services will operate on the Eastside and in the South District from Friday, the Ministry of Transport and Gibraltar Bus Company have announced. In the South District, two additional Route 6 services will depart from South Pavilion at 8.10am and 8.20am. They will operate between the scheduled 8am, 8.15am and 8.30am departures,...

Gibraltar’s role as a crossroads of cultures highlighted at international history seminar

17th September 2026

Gibraltar’s historical role as a meeting point between cultures, peoples and migration routes was highlighted during the 15th International Meeting of the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians (ADHILAC)which was held on the Rock last week.  The seminar brought together academics from different continents, countries and historiographical traditions to examine themes including migration, slavery, commodities, political change,...

Interest rates held at 3.75% but Bank warns Iran war could mean future hike

17th September 2026

By Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% on Thursday, but policymakers warned that pressure to raise rates is building as the Iran war goes on. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) said global energy prices were volatile and likely to push inflation higher by the end of the year than...

Ladbrokes owner Entain set to axe a fifth of customer care jobs globally 

16th September 2026

By Holly Williams, Press Association Business Editor  Ladbrokes owner Entain has revealed around 400 jobs are being cut worldwide, including some in Gibraltar, as it blamed increased gambling taxes and warned more could be at risk amid speculation over plans to double machine games duty in the Budget.  The group, which also owns brands including...

Spanish police perform CPR on man who collapsed near frontier

16th September 2026

Three Spanish Policia Nacional officers performed CPR on a man near the Gibraltar frontier after two Gibraltarian women alerted them and asked for help, the Policia Nacional said in a statement.  The incident happened recently in the area around the frontier, where officers found the man lying on the ground and gasping for breath.  The...

Gibraltar and the Campo referenced in Spanish declassified intelligence reports 

14th September 2026

There are references to Gibraltar and the Campo de Gibraltar in Spanish intelligence reports declassified following the row in Spain over whether Pedro Sanchez’s government was warned of the migrant surge of July 30/31 and if it could have prevented the crisis in Ceuta.  The official documents, seen by the Chronicle, specifically mention the removal...