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GCS opens nominations for Cultural Awards 2026

The Gibraltar Cultural Services has opened the public nomination process for the Cultural Awards 2026, inviting nominations for individuals, groups, projects and organisations that have made a contribution to Gibraltar’s arts and cultural sector over the past year. The awards will consider achievements between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026, with members of the...

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Live evidence closes as Busto trial enters final stage 

Live evidence closed on Friday in the case of a former teacher and Scout leader accused of sexual offences against children, with the trial now set to enter its final stage.  Clayton Busto, 43, denies 19 charges of sexual offences against children involving four alleged victims, some dating back to 2007.  On Friday, the court heard from a young man who...

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Five recipents in this year's King’s Birthday Honours list

The Gibraltar Government’s Chief Technical Officer Hector Montado has been appointed to be an MBE in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list, with Director of Education Keri Scott appointed a BEM. King’s Birthday honours have been granted to five recipients in Gibraltar. Peter Conroy, Joseph Mir, and CorreLibre Running Club have been granted the Gibraltar...

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Blackout puts focus on questions over power resilience

The GSD said Gibraltar’s latest blackout raised serious questions about repeated assurances from the Gibraltar Government over the resilience, reliability and security of the Rock’s electricity infrastructure. In a statement, the Opposition said the outage had come despite recent public reassurances that the £16.5m Battery Energy Storage System would strengthen the network and help ensure...

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Andalusian Parliament president expects swearing-in session during first half of July

The president of the Andalusian parliament, Jesús Aguirre, expects the session to elect the next president of the Andalusian regional government to take place during the first half of July, following the constitution of the parliamentary bureau this week. Speaking to Canal Sur Radio, Mr Aguirre said parliamentary groups were expected to be formed next...

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La Linea plans three-stage redesign from border to town centre

La Linea City Council is progressing plans to redesign the route between the Gibraltar border and the town centre through a three-stage project. This project will include upgrades to Plaza de la Constitución, the current temporary market site and the commercial area closest to the frontier.  The first phase, centred on Plaza de la Constitución, has already been planned with a...

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Spanish police dismantle drug network using drones to smuggle drugs from Morocco 

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal organisation based in Cadiz province and Alava that allegedly used large fixed-wing drones to transport hashish and cocaine from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar before moving the drugs onward to France, the Policia Nacional said on Tuesday.  The operation, known as Operation Horus, began in 2025 and focused...

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PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...