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Royal Gibraltar Regiment cadets travel to Wales for annual camp

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...

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

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...

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Work underway to establish Commission on the Quality of Care

The Minister for Health and Care, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, has confirmed that work is already underway on legislation to establish a new regulatory authority for health and social care in Gibraltar, including the creation of a Commission on the Quality of Care. This was in response to the GSD’s latest statement where she confirmed that the...

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Localised power outage after contractor cable strike on Devil’s Tower Road

A localised power outage occurred on Thursday evening after a contractor struck an underground electricity cable on Devil’s Tower Road. The works were being carried out by AMCO, subcontracted by Situs. Although plans were in place before the works began, the contractor drilled through a live cable, causing a temporary loss of supply in the...

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Alice Mascarenhas launches ‘Palabras al Viento’, a book honouring her late father

Alice Mascarenhas launched her book ‘Palabras al Viento’ honouring her late father, Gibraltarian broadcaster and journalist Manolo Mascarenhas, at Grand Battery House on Thursday evening. Ms Mascarenhas, a former Deputy Editor of this newspaper, penned the book featuring a collection of her father’s works and named after his well-known 1960s broadcasts ‘Palabras al Viento’ on...

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Lathbury wind turbine plan sparks discussion on clean energy and conservation

A plan to install vertical wind turbines in the Lathbury Sports Complex has been filed with the Town Planner and seeks to reduce Gibraltar’s reliance on traditional energy sources while minimising the impact on local wildlife and the environment. The project is at a very early stage but the man behind it, Nicholas Miller from...

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Residency requirement for scholarship awards increased to 10 years, prompting questions and a review

The residency requirement for access to scholarship awards has been increased from five to 10 years, according to information laid out in the student handbook for 2026. Details of the changed criteria were laid out in student handbooks recently provided to by state schools but will apply across the board, with private schools subject to...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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Yvette Cooper appointed UK Foreign Secretary in major reshuffle

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....