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West View Park to remain open for National Day fireworks and drone display

West View Park will remain open until 11pm on National Day to provide an additional viewing point for the fireworks and drone display. The Self Determination for Gibraltar Group, in collaboration with Gibraltar Cultural Services, confirmed the park would remain accessible to the public on Thursday, September 10. The fireworks and drone display will be...

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Childline marks 20 years with corporate bowling fundraiser

Childline Gibraltar will hold a corporate bowling fundraiser at King’s Bastion Leisure Centre on Thursday, October 8, as part of events marking 20 years of supporting young people in Gibraltar. The event will begin at 7.30pm, with participating teams asked to arrive beforehand. Teams can include up to six players, with four bowling in each...

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Gibraltar passport applications to move online this winter

Applications for Gibraltar variant British passports are expected to move online from November under a new digital service aimed at replacing the existing paper-based process. The Department of Immigration and Home Affairs said the new system was scheduled to launch in November 2026, although the date remained subject to final confirmation. Applicants will access the...

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GASA Bathing Pavilion to remain open until September 30

The GASA Bathing Pavilion will remain open until September 30 after the Gibraltar Government confirmed there would be enough lifeguards and beach attendants to staff the facility safely. The pavilion had been due to close at the end of the official bathing season but will instead remain open from Monday, September 14, to Wednesday, September...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Cross-border workers’ treaty benefits offset concerns, Spanish union says

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s relationship with the bloc has removed the “Sword of Damocles” hanging over cross-border workers’ heads, according to Comisiones Obreras (CCOO), the Spanish union trade union.  But the union is seeking clarification and support from Spanish authorities over unemployment benefits and pensions, and Manuel Triano, CCOO’s general secretary in the Campo, warned that cross-border workers...

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Ed Miliband says UK will ‘resolutely uphold’ self-determination of Falklands

By Helen Corbett, Rob Freeman and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Political Staff Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has said the UK will “resolutely uphold” the self-determination of the Falkland Islands after Argentinian president Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said...

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Britain’s commitment to Falkland Islands ‘absolute and unshakeable’ – Streeting

By Rob Freeman, Sophie Wingate and Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Staff Britain’s commitment to the Falkland Islands is “absolute and unshakeable” the Defence Secretary has said after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back. In a national address Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim on the islands and said he would...

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Trump hints he would not back UK over Falklands, citing lack of Iran support

By Helen Corbett, Press Association Political Correspondent Donald Trump has hinted that he would not help the UK in a potential future conflict over the Falkland Islands, saying the country was “not there to help me” with the war in Iran. It comes after reports last week suggested the US could revise its officially neutral...