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Annual Prostate Cancer Gibraltar Fun Walk to take place tomorrow

Prostate Cancer Gibraltar will hold its annual Fun Walk on Saturday. The walk will begin at 11am, starting from Casemates. Registration will be open from 10am on the day, with a fee of £5.00 per participant. The event aims to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer support and services in Gibraltar.

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Thornleigh students share Gibraltar internship experience at Bolton open day

A group of Thornleigh students who visited Gibraltar this summer for a two-week Nautilus internship have showcased their experience during a recent open day in Bolton. The event provided an opportunity for the students to share what they learned during their time in Gibraltar and to highlight the value of the internship programme. Following the...

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DPC greenlights Queen’s Gate Waters development

The Development and Planning Commission approved the full planning application for Queen’s Gate Waters, a mixed-use development at Boyd Street, including 224 apartments, 14 senior living units, and retail spaces. The commission approved the application with conditions, emphasising the need for detailed traffic management plans and compliance with environmental standards. The project is expected to...

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Cancer Research UK Gibraltar branch celebrates £2m milestone

Cancer Research UK Gibraltar branch has reached a fundraising milestone of £2m collected over the past 58 years. The charity has been fundraising for decades and this year’s Walk for Life raised around £140,000 breaking the record across the UK. For Chairperson Annette Goodman, the milestone marks a great success for past and present members...

UK/Spain News

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UK and Spain address UN Fourth Committee, setting out traditional positions and welcoming treaty

The UK Government this week told the UN Fourth Committee that its longstanding commitment to the people of Gibraltar “remains unchanged”. Addressing the committee, an official from the UK Permanent Representation at the UN underscored the double-lock commitment while welcoming progress toward a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. “The UK will not enter arrangements...

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Spain’s King Felipe hails ‘historic’ Gibraltar pact in UN address

Spain’s King Felipe VI hailed the “historic” political agreement for a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, in which he said the treaty would bring “confidence, legal certainty and stability” to communities either side of the border. Addressing diplomats under the gaze of...

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Yvette Cooper appointed UK Foreign Secretary in major reshuffle

By Chronicle staff and PA Yvette Cooper was appointed UK Foreign Secretary on Friday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer embarked on a major reshuffle of his senior team, following the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner for breaching the ministerial code when she did not pay enough stamp duty on a seaside home....

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Franco says Gib deal must not ignore La Linea’s unique challenges

By Maria Jesus Corrales The mayor of La Linea, Juan Franco, called again for transparency and careful evaluation of the Gibraltar treaty and its impact on La Linea, adding the city deserved “special” consideration given it was the most affected of the Campo municipalities. Speaking a day after UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met...