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Visit Gibraltar shortlisted for travel industry award

Visit Gibraltar has been shortlisted for Best Tourist Board at the travel industry’s Globe Awards for the second year running. The nomination was announced this week at the World Travel Market, with Gibraltar shortlisted alongside Barbados Tourism Marketing, Destination Canada, the Greek National Tourist Office, Jamaica Tourist Board, the Portuguese National Tourist Office, the Spanish...

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Conservation work to begin at Devil’s Tongue Battery

The Ministry for Heritage is to begin preliminary conservation work at Devil’s Tongue Battery, with vegetation clearance planned ahead of a detailed survey of the historic fortification. The project, supported by Gibralflora, will be carried out in phases and is intended to conserve surviving historic structures and improve the presentation of the site. The first...

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New housing prompts review of polling stations ahead of next election 

Parliament officials are considering additional polling stations for Gibraltar’s next general election as new residential developments reshape where voters live, with the Clerk of the Gibraltar Parliament, Phillip Borge McCarthy, urging people to ensure their electoral registration reflects their current address.  Mr Borge McCarthy, who will serve as Returning Officer at the election, said his...

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Flu vaccines now available to over-50s as GHA moves to next phase

The Gibraltar Health Authority is now offering seasonal flu vaccinations to people aged over 50 as it moves into the next phase of its vaccination programme. The announcement comes as the Director of Public Health, Dr Helen Carter, stated that: “We have already had 23 people with a laboratory confirmed diagnosis of flu and of...

UK/Spain News

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Ruiz Boix accuses PP of threatening Campo stability over treaty

Juan Carlos Ruiz Boix, the Mayor of San Roque and PSOE Senate candidate for Cadiz province in Spain’s November 29 general election, accused the Partido Popular of threatening stability in the Campo de Gibraltar with its stance on the Gibraltar treaty, warning that cross-border workers must not become hostages to electoral tactics. Writing on X,...

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CAMPO - La Línea to approve record €73 million budget for 2027

La Línea city council is set to approve a record €73 million budget for expenditure in 2027 this week, with a projected surplus of €350,000.  The net budget stands at €62 million, which does not include €11 million of funding allocated to domiciliary care and assistance paid directly to the council by the Junta de...

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Campo industries employed more than 12,000 people in 2025

The Campo de Gibraltar’s industrial sector gave employment to more than 12,000 people, according to the newly published report for 2025 by the Asociación de Grandes Industrias (AGI).  The report provided details of that statistic, breaking it down into those employed directly (4,118) and employees of companies providing services to the sector (7,989, of which...

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CAMPO - Jacinto Muñoz sworn in as Algeciras mayor after vote of no confidence in Landaluce

Jacinto Muñoz Madrid has been sworn in as mayor of Algeciras after a motion of no confidence in his predecessor, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, and proposing Mr Muñoz successfully passed throught the council legislature.  Mr Muñoz secured 15 votes in favour, including 12 from councillors of the Partido Popular (PP) and three from Vox, with PSOE...