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Gibraltar Tourist Board earns first nomination at Travel Weekly Globe Awards

The Gibraltar Tourist Board attended the Travel Weekly Globe Awards last week as a first-time nominee in the Best Tourist Board category. The Globes are among the most high-profile awards in the travel industry, with winners chosen exclusively by UK travel agents and advisers. Voters base their nominations on factors including trade engagement, delivery of...

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AFRS completes specialist RTI instructor and assessor training

The Airport Fire and Rescue Service has completed its latest Road Traffic Incident instructor and assessor courses, strengthening its operational capability to respond to complex airside and landside emergencies. The intensive week-long RTI programme, held just before Christmas, revalidated existing instructors and delivered newly qualified instructors. It provided advanced skills in managing road traffic incidents,...

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GEMA gallery marks tenth anniversary with open day and new exhibition

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry for Culture, has announced an open day to mark the tenth anniversary of the Gibraltar Exhibitions of Modern Art (GEMA) gallery and to present a new exhibition to the public. The gallery, located at Montagu Bastion on Line Wall Road, was inaugurated in November 2015. The open...

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Govt offers condolences following train tragedy in Adamuz

The Government of Gibraltar has expressed its deepest condolences following the train derailment in Adamuz, which has resulted in the loss of many lives and serious injuries. In a statement, the Government said the Government and people of Gibraltar hold all those affected in their thoughts and prayers, particularly the families and loved ones of...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

UK pushes ahead with online gambling tax change despite concerns, including over Gib

Changes to UK online gambling duty were passed unopposed in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening, despite concerns about the impact they could have on Gibraltar’s economy and the risk of pushing people to unlicensed markets. The package of gambling tax changes announced in the UK Budget late last year will raise about £1 billion for...

UK/Spain News

Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

An increase in tolls on the AP-7 motorway in Spain will now cost light vehicle users €19.55 during peak season to drive from the Rock to Malaga Airport. The cost will be €12 off peak. The peak rate includes the months of June, July, August and September and the 17 days from the Friday before...

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Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

 The issue of self-determination and whether Chagossians were entitled to a referendum on the UK’s controversial decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was debated in the House of Lords this week.  Under the agreement signed last May, the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a deal...

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Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

by Maria Jesus Corrales Heavy rainfall from Storm Francis in the Campo area caused the Hozgarganta river to burst its banks as it passed through Jimena, forcing the closure of the A-405 road and several bridges, while residents living by the Guadiaro in San Roque were placed on alert level one. Jimena’s city council said...