Townhouse mews scheme proposed for Europa Road site

Year 6 Lego Robotics team competes in UK tournament

26th January 2026

The Year 6 Lego Robotics team, Loretanics, travelled to London on Wednesday January 21 to take part in a robotics competition in Stevenage. The team consisted of 10 pupils, eight of whom made the trip. After arriving and settling into accommodation near Canary Wharf, the pupils visited Activate at the O2 Arena, an interactive light...

Cabinet considers textual and infrastructure treaty matters

26th January 2026

A Cabinet meeting was held on Monday to consider textual and infrastructure matters arising from the new UK-EU Agreement on the future relationship of Gibraltar with the European Union, the Gibraltar Government has confirmed. In a statement from No6 Convent Place, the Attorney General reassured the Cabinet that the legal scrub to the treaty was...

CPA webinar focuses on digital transformation

26th January 2026

Ministers Leslie Bruzon and Pat Orfila, together with the Clerk to the Gibraltar Parliament, Phillip Borge McCarthy, took part in a webinar organised by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association focusing on digital transformation within parliamentary and governmental institutions. The webinar, led by Mark Sewards, examined how legislatures across the Commonwealth are adapting to technological change in...

Weather warning issued for heavy rain and severe gale force winds

26th January 2026

A weather advisory for heavy rain and a severe weather warning for severe gale force winds have been issued for Tuesday, January 27, 2026. The heavy rain advisory is valid from 7am to 5pm. Prolonged heavy rain is expected during the morning as a cold front moves in from the northwest, followed by occasional light...

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

14th January 2026

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...

Costa motorway tolls rise in 2026

12th January 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...

Lords debate self-determination as Chagos Bill faces scrutiny 

7th January 2026

 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...

Hozgarganta river bursts its banks as Storm Francis lashes Campo

4th January 2026

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...