CM dropped challenge to Openshaw findings ‘because he was going to lose’, GSD says 

Governor rejects appeal lodged by British man declared a prohibited immigrant  

12th November 2026

A British national banned from Gibraltar last month has failed in a bid to appeal the decision declaring him a prohibited immigrant.  Anthony Farrell, 66, was served last month with a prohibited immigrant notice by the Commissioner of Police acting in his role as Principal Immigration Officer following his conviction earlier this year for a...

CM dropped challenge to Openshaw findings ‘because he was going to lose’, GSD says 

12th November 2026

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo dropped his judicial review against critical findings of him in the McGrail Inquiry report “because he was going to lose”, the GSD said on Wednesday, adding: “He had no defence to the findings of [Inquiry chairman] Sir Peter Openshaw. It’s as simple as that.”  The Opposition was reacting after Mr Picardo...

Solemn ceremony in Parliament lobby to mark Armistice Day 

12th November 2026

Gibraltar marked the 108th anniversary of Armistice Day with a solemn ceremony at Parliament House on Wednesday morning.  The annual event commemorates the signing of the Armistice on November 11, 1918, which brought an end to World War One.  The ceremony took place in the Lobby of Parliament House, with a two-minute silence marked by...

Around the world in 23 years, a marriage, a boat and a lifetime of memories

12th November 2026

For 23 years, Alfred and Rosemarie Alecio made their home on a sailing boat, Ironhouse, travelling across oceans and through places they had once only imagined visiting.  It is a story they are telling in their book, From Gibraltar Around the World – 23 Years a Salt Water Marriage, which is on sale now with...

80% of Campo workers observe Spanish general strike, unions say

12th November 2026

Spanish trade unions Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) and the Unión General de Trabajadores (UGT) estimated that around 80% of the Campo de Gibraltar’s workforce took part in yesterday’s general strike.  Participation by the Port of Algeciras’ stevedores and employees of industrial concerns in Los Barrios and San Roque reached 85%, according to the unions, with 80%...

PP to seek ‘responsible dialogue’ with UK on treaty consequences if in Spanish government

11th November 2026

The Partido Popular (PP) would “resume a responsible dialog with UK to review the treaty consequences” if it forms the next Spanish Government, according to its manifesto ahead of the November 29 general election.  The manifesto was published on Tuesday and Gibraltar is mentioned in only one paragraph of the document, under point 241, headed “Gibraltar is...

CAMPO - La Línea council seeks seat on cross-border environment committee

9th November 2026

La Línea city council has formally requested the Spanish government include a local representative on the cross-border committee dealing with environmental issues that was agreed in the EU-UK treaty.  The petition was submitted to the Spanish ministries of Exteriores and Transición Ecológica following the committee’s first meeting on October 26.  A La Línea city hall...

CAMPO - November 11 general strike march scheduled to start at border

9th November 2026

One of the marches planned to mark Spain's general strike on November 11 will begin on the La Línea side of the border at 6pm that day, timed to coincide with cross-border workers returning from work in Gibraltar.  Earlier, at noon, another demonstration will take place in Algeciras, starting from the Plaza Alta at the...