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Charity run returns as The Great Trafalgar Run to support SSAFA

A 12-hour charity relay up and down the Rock of Gibraltar will take place this Saturday, October 18, as part of the third annual running event now officially renamed The Great Trafalgar Run. The event coincides with the 220th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar and has been renamed in honour of the historic naval...

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Trust raises concern over works at Charles V Wall site

The Gibraltar Heritage Trust has expressed concern over ongoing works on the southern side of the Charles V Wall, citing the absence of a Planning Application or Heritage Licence for the site. According to the Trust, assurances were given by the Government last week that works had been halted following initial complaints. However, the arrival...

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Gib ‘open for business, closed to freeloaders’, CM tells Parliament 

Gibraltar is “open for business” but “closed to freeloaders”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Wednesday, as he made a statement explaining the recent pause on new residency applications from UK and EEA nationals.  Mr Picardo said the measure was necessary to safeguard public services and maintain the integrity of the immigration system.  The...

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CM says audit 'witch hunt’ of GDC officer breached rights and legal limits 

A section of the 2018-19 Principal Auditor’s report that scrutinised an ex-gratia payment to a GDC officer was “ultra vires, discriminatory and unconstitutional”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Parliament on Monday.  The report had raised concerns about the officer’s political activity as a GSLP supporter but Mr Picardo said this was a breach of constitutional...

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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...