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RGP to hold training exercises in Upper Town

Royal Gibraltar Police officers will carry out a series of training exercises around the AquaGib Waterworks at Willis’ Road and the surrounding area on three Thursdays in November. The exercises will take place on November 5, November 12 and November 19, between 8am and 2pm. The RGP said the training formed part of routine exercises...

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Peter J Isola Foundation donates £6,000 to GBC Open Day

The Peter J Isola Foundation has donated £6,000 to the GBC Open Day after its annual five-a-side football tournament raised £4,265, with the Foundation topping up the sum to mark the event’s sixth year. A total of 17 teams took part in the tournament last Friday, with Senate retaining the title after beating RBS International...

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Gibraltar Dungeons come back to life in Moorish Castle attraction 

Gibraltar will open a new tourist attraction later this week, with part of the former prison at Moorish Castle transformed into Gibraltar Dungeons, an immersive experience exploring some of the darkest chapters in the site’s history.  The attraction recreates the harsh punishments and executions that took place at the castle, particularly during the 18th century,...

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Nadine Collado and Roseanne Victor bring colour and emotion in Fine Arts Gallery exhibition

Gibraltarian artists Nadine Collado and Roseanne Victor have brought together two distinct artistic styles in a joint exhibition at Fine Arts Gallery, where abstract, colourful compositions meet figurative paintings exploring emotions and experiences of women.  The exhibition brings together Ms Collado’s vibrant abstract paintings and Ms Victor’s predominantly female figures, with the artists dialoguing between...

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CAMPO - La Línea to approve record €73 million budget for 2027

La Línea city council is set to approve a record €73 million budget for expenditure in 2027 this week, with a projected surplus of €350,000.  The net budget stands at €62 million, which does not include €11 million of funding allocated to domiciliary care and assistance paid directly to the council by the Junta de...

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Campo industries employed more than 12,000 people in 2025

The Campo de Gibraltar’s industrial sector gave employment to more than 12,000 people, according to the newly published report for 2025 by the Asociación de Grandes Industrias (AGI).  The report provided details of that statistic, breaking it down into those employed directly (4,118) and employees of companies providing services to the sector (7,989, of which...

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CAMPO - Jacinto Muñoz sworn in as Algeciras mayor after vote of no confidence in Landaluce

Jacinto Muñoz Madrid has been sworn in as mayor of Algeciras after a motion of no confidence in his predecessor, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, and proposing Mr Muñoz successfully passed throught the council legislature.  Mr Muñoz secured 15 votes in favour, including 12 from councillors of the Partido Popular (PP) and three from Vox, with PSOE...

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CAMPO - First phase of La Línea’s Princesa Sofía park refurbishment complete

La Línea city council has signed off on the first phase of the Princesa Sofía park this week, with councillor for infrastructure Yolanda Fernández making a final inspection tour before work began on phase two.  The park now boasts a perimeter fence and gates, two ponds, a new children’s play area and the planting of...