6,000 appointments annually and 20 new referrals a month at Cancer Relief

Convent Christmas Fair Committee donates £1,000 to The Nautilus Project

12th October 2026

The Convent Christmas Fair Committee has donated £1,000 to The Nautilus Project as part of a series of charitable contributions from funds raised through the Fair.  The Committee recently agreed to distribute additional funds to a number of Gibraltar charities and unanimously selected The Nautilus Project as a beneficiary following its appeal.  The Governor, Lieutenant...

Third round of COVID-19 Fund applications opens

12th October 2026

The Gibraltar Government has opened a third round of applications to the COVID-19 Fund, following allocations of approximately £845,000 to health and care projects in the first two rounds. Individuals, organisations, charities and community groups can submit proposals by 4.30pm on November 20. The fund was established through donations from members of the public and...

6,000 appointments annually and 20 new referrals a month at Cancer Relief

12th October 2026

Cancer Relief currently supports almost 250 individuals, receiving just over 20 new referrals every month. The charity revealed the statistics as after chief executive Gráinne McKenna stepped down after seven years in the role, with Nic McCheyne taking over the post. Before Ms McKenna stepped down as Cancer Relief’s CEO, she told the Chronicle she...

Child sex offenders’ sentence reduced by a year after initial error

12th October 2026

Chief Justice Anthony Dudley reduced a convicted child sex offenders’ sentence by a year after an error was identified and, in the same session in the Supreme Court on Friday, approved a 20-year sexual offences prevention order. The 14-year sentence originally imposed on Clayton Busto, 43, a former teacher and Scout leader, was reduced to...

La Línea - First week of Spain’s revised traffic rules sees 19 PLET seizures, 47 fines

12th October 2026

La Línea’s Policía Local has reported that 47 fines have been levied and, in 19 cases, Personal Light Electric Transporters (PLETs, such as electric scooters) seized since the nationwide introduction on new traffic regulations on October 1.  Most of the offences recorded by officers involved riding in pedestrianised areas and failing to wear a helmet,...

La Línea - Seila Pavón takes PSOE reins in La Línea with ‘pride, responsibility and enthusiasm’

12th October 2026

The Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE) has officially presented Seila Pavón as their mayoral candidate in La Línea’s next municipal elections, with Ms Pavón pledging to prioritise housing, stable employment and closer engagement with residents.  She also said she was taking on the challenge with “pride, a sense of responsibility and great enthusiasm” in her...

Algeciras - Spanish govt office in Campo temporarily ceases in-person consultation for works

12th October 2026

The Spanish government has closed its public-facing administrative offices in the Campo de Gibraltar temporarily, redirecting queries that cannot be handled by local authorities and agencies to its website and via phone consultation.  The offices’ building at Plaza Juan de Lima, Algeciras, have suffered from water ingress for some time and, while refurbishments works are...

Cross-Frontier Group to ask Spain’s political parties for their positions on treaty

7th October 2026

The Cross Frontier Group said it will ask all Spanish political parties to clarify their position on the Gibraltar treaty ahead of Spain’s general election on November 29.  The group, which brings together business and labour organisations from both sides of the border, will hold a meeting next week to analyse the new political landscape...