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Nominations invited for 2026 State Honours and Gibraltar Award

The Gibraltar Honours Board, chaired by the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir Ben Bathurst, will meet in October to consider nominations for the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List and the Gibraltar Award. Nominations are open to members of the public and are intended to recognise individuals from any part of the Gibraltarian community who have made...

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Bruzon briefs Parliament on sports and civil continegencies

The Minister for Sports, Industrial Relations, and Civil Contingencies, Leslie Bruzon, praised the new management model at the Europa Sports Complex (ESC) as he opened his budget speech on Friday. Under the revised arrangements, the Gibraltar Sports and Leisure Authority (GSLA) oversees the internal areas of the complex, while the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) is...

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Budget ‘lacks ambition’, Sacarello says

Craig Sacarello, the Shadow Minister for Business, Trade, Industry, Utilities and Community, said the Government’s budget measures lacked ambition and failed to deliver meaningful relief to citizens and businesses. In a Budget address, Mr Sacarello said that beyond the “modest” public sector pay rises and increase in pensions and disability benefits, there was no relief...

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Youth clubs ‘run on shoestring budget’, Origo says

Opposition MP Giovanni Origo used his second Budget address to raise concerns about youth services, tourism, the environment and transport. Speaking in Parliament, Mr Origo said the Government was failing young people, criticising what he described as underfunded and undervalued youth services. He noted that the Laguna and Plater Youth Clubs remain un-refurbished with only...

UK/Spain News

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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...