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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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Zarzuela 'La Revoltosa' returns to Gibraltar in 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, has announced the return of the Teatro Lirico Andaluz to Gibraltar’s cultural programme in 2026 with a performance of the zarzuela La Revoltosa. The production will take place at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre on Thursday February 12, 2026, at 8pm. Tickets are priced at...

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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....