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Small pools at Camp Bay and Little Bay temporarily closed following vandalism

The small pools at Camp Bay and Little Bay have been temporarily closed due to damage caused by recent acts of vandalism, the Department of the Environment has confirmed. The Department said the facilities had recently undergone repairs ahead of the bathing season, and expressed disappointment at the disruption caused. In a statement, the Department...

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CM announces scaled public sector pay rise, £9.7m surplus and transitional changes in post-Brexit Budget

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced a scaled pay rise for public sector workers, with those earning under £50,000 set to receive a 5% increase. Mr Picardo set out the increase during a budget statement that forecast a surplus of £9.7m for 2024/5 alongside record revenues. Mr Picardo delivered the budget during a three-hour address to...

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Azopardi points to ‘annual Budget fiction’ filled with overspends, erosion of wages and unrealistic forecasts

The Leader of the Opposition, Keith Azopardi, called the budget a “an annual fiction or a systemic failure” as he highlighted departmental overspends, the slow erosion of wages and unrealistic forecasts. Mr Azopardi delivered his budget address on Monday evening and hit out at the Government’s handling of public finances, telling the House the GSD...

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Police investigate sudden death near E1 residential building

The Royal Gibraltar Police is investigating the circumstances surrounding the unexplained death of a woman whose body was discovered earlier today in the area of Devil’s Tower Road, adjacent to the E1 residential building. The Coroner in Gibraltar has been informed and a Coroner’s investigation is now underway. Detectives and Crime Scene Investigators have been...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Drama in bay as supply vessel bursts into flames

Seven crew members escaped unhurt after a harbour vessel operating from Algeciras port caught fire on Wednesday afternoon while delivering supplies to a container ship anchored at the northwest corner of the Bay of Gibraltar. The Ceutamar Cinco, a catamaran operated by Maritima Velum, was consumed by flames and a thick plume of black smoke...

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‘UK must prepare for war on home soil for first time in years’, strategy warns

By David Lynch, Rhiannon James, David Hughes and Harry Taylor, PA The UK must actively prepare for a “wartime scenario” on British soil “for the first time in many years”, the Government has warned. In the national security strategy published on Tuesday, ministers said the UK now finds itself in “an era in which we...

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Strikers bring ‘traffic chaos’ to Campo

Steelworkers brought traffic on key Campo roads to a standstill during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, setting up roadblocks on the access road to La Linea. As Spain’s Guardia Civil set up diversions, commuters heading into Gibraltar faced lengthy delays and queues stretching kilometres. This was the second consecutive day of disruption as workers...

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La Línea to publish strategic document on treaty impact

The Mayor of La Línea, Juan Franco, has announced plans to publish a strategy document addressing the city’s future after the UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit relations with bloc is ratified. The document, which is not public yet, will be formally submitted to Spain’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, but was outlined by Mr...