Dept of Education to consider V-level courses as UK phases out BTECs 

University of Malta representatives visit TNP

27th October 2025

Following a recent visit to Malta by The Nautilus Project [TNP], representatives from the University of Malta have now travelled to Gibraltar as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen ties and explore future collaboration. Emily Gambino, representing the SeaEU University Alliance and the University of Malta, and Alessio Marrone from the University of Malta, spent...

Menopause awareness training launched at British Forces Gibraltar

27th October 2025

British Forces Gibraltar has introduced a new workplace training programme focused on menopause awareness. The initiative, titled Menopause in the Workplace: A Guide for Managers, has been delivered through the Joint Education Training Centre in partnership with the MOD Wellbeing team. The workshop is designed to help managers support staff experiencing menopause, promote informed management...

Arias-Vasquez to hold community drop-ins at Mobile Health Unit

27th October 2025

The Minister for Health and Care, the Gemma Arias-Vasquez, will hold two community drop-in sessions this week at the Mobile Health Unit. The drop-ins will take place at the following locations and times: Wednesday, October 29 from 12.15pm to 1pm at Laguna Estate (parking by Forrester House) Thursday, October 30 from 9.30am to 11am at...

Supported Needs and Disability Office to hold on-location clinics in November

27th October 2025

The Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) will be hosting a series of on-location clinics throughout November to assist members of the public with various support needs. The clinics will take place every Monday at John Mackintosh Square and every Wednesday outside St Bernard’s Hospital. Dates include November 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24...

Gibraltar Heritage Trust trustees visit The Mount to view conservation progress

27th October 2025

Trustees of the Gibraltar Heritage Trust recently visited The Mount on Europa Road to review progress on conservation and improvement works to the historic former naval residence. The visit was part of the Trust’s programme of site inspections and engagement with teams carrying out works to Gibraltar’s built heritage. It was led by Carl Viagas...

Royal Gibraltar Regiment cadets travel to Wales for annual camp

27th October 2025

Twenty-four cadets and seven Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from the Royal Gibraltar Regiment Army Cadet Force (RGACF) are travelling to the Sennybridge Army Training Camp in Wales to take part in their annual camp. The cadets, aged 12 to 17, will participate in a week-long training and adventure programme at the camp, which is located...

Dept of Education to consider V-level courses as UK phases out BTECs 

27th October 2025

The UK Department of Education has announced the new V-level qualification in a major overhaul of the education system which will impact four courses currently offered locally.  V-levels, vocational qualifications, will replace Level 3 BTECs in a bid to streamlining the “confusing landscape” currently on offer, UK Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said.  The Department for...

La Línea house prices rise by 5.39% in third quarter of 2025 

17th October 2025

by Maria Jesus Corrales The average house prices in La Línea, factoring in both existing and new-built residences, have risen by 5.39% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the independent valuation company Tinsa.  The average price of a 90m2 flat in La Línea now stands at €129,458, or €1,438 per square metre.  Although...

UK and Spain address UN Fourth Committee, setting out traditional positions and welcoming treaty

16th October 2025

The UK Government this week told the UN Fourth Committee that its longstanding commitment to the people of Gibraltar “remains unchanged”. Addressing the committee, an official from the UK Permanent Representation at the UN underscored the double-lock commitment while welcoming progress toward a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. “The UK will not enter arrangements...

Spain’s King Felipe hails ‘historic’ Gibraltar pact in UN address

24th September 2025

Spain’s King Felipe VI hailed the “historic” political agreement for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, in which he said the treaty would bring “confidence, legal certainty and stability” to communities either side of the border. Addressing diplomats under the gaze of...

Yvette Cooper appointed UK Foreign Secretary in major reshuffle

5th September 2025

By Chronicle staff and PA Yvette Cooper was appointed UK Foreign Secretary on Friday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer embarked on a major reshuffle of his senior team, following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for breaching the ministerial code when she did not pay enough stamp duty on a seaside home....