Wayne and Wesley Warwick prepare for Hyde Park swim to support Stroke Association UK

Wayne and Wesley Warwick prepare for Hyde Park swim to support Stroke Association UK

31st August 2025

Father and son Gibraltarian swimmers, Wayne and Wesley Warwick, will take on the iconic Swim Serpentine to raise funds for the Stroke Association UK and stroke awareness on the Rock. Wesley is taking on his longest open water swim to date after suffering a severe ischemic stroke on August 29, 2020, at the age of...

McGrail Inquiry rules out investigation into payments to ex-police officers flagged in audit report

29th August 2025

Sir Peter Openshaw, the chairman of the McGrail Inquiry, has ruled that he will not investigate payments made to former officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police and highlighted in the 2018/19 report by the former Principal Auditor. The chairman had been asked by lawyers for former police Commissioner Ian McGrail whether he intended to investigate...

Contractors say ‘zero trace’ of asbestos in Eastside rubble

29th August 2025

The companies tasked with building coastal protection works for the Eastside project said on Friday there was “zero trace” of asbestos in the stockpile of rubble being employed in the scheme. They were reacting to comments made by the Catalan Bay Senior Committee, which had raised concerns earlier this week about the alleged presence of...

Sunrise for Hope Event to Shine Light on Community Spirit

29th August 2025

Gibraltar is set to welcome a new dawn of community togetherness with the upcoming “Sunrise for Hope” event, scheduled for September 13. Organisers were in Casemates on Thursday to allow people to sign up for the event in person. Organised by Scarlett Humphreys, who also brought the “Darkness into Light” walks to the Rock, this...

Sightings of poisonous ‘blue dragons’ in La Linea put beachgoers on alert 

18th August 2025

La Linea’s Santa Barbara beach was closed on Sunday after six poisonous ‘blue dragons’ were found washed up on the shore.  The sightings prompted authorities in Gibraltar to issue an alert to raise awareness and urge bathers to exercise caution.   Blue dragons are sea slugs that normally live on the open sea, where they...

Another wildfire near Tarifa triggers emergency response 

11th August 2025

Another wildfire broke out near Tarifa on Monday afternoon, forcing evacuations and causing disruption less than a week after the last major summer blaze on the popular stretch of coastline.  The fire started at around 2pm in the Sierra de la Plata, close to Punta Camarinal between the busy beach at Bolonia and nearby Playa...

Sanchez to meet Starmer in Downing Street on September 3

11th August 2025

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet his UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer in No.10 Downing Street on September 3 during an official visit to the UK . The meeting, Mr Sanchez’ first to No.10, will come as work continues to finalise the legal text of a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar following the announcement of...

Airlines left battling to recover operations after air traffic control glitch

30th July 2025

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent, and Chronicle staff Airlines were yesterday evening attempting to recover their flight operations after a UK air traffic control (ATC) fault caused major disruption on Wednesday afternoon, including the cancellation of the evening service between Gibraltar and Gatwick. ATC provider Nats said its engineers had “restored the system that...