Chamber and Govt discuss goods backlog and traffic management after treaty changes 

Chamber and Govt discuss goods backlog and traffic management after treaty changes 

30th July 2026

The Gibraltar Government met with the Chamber of Commerce this week to discuss issues regarding the importation of goods including backlog, communication flows and traffic management.  John Isola, the President of the Chamber of Commerce, told the Chronicle it was a constructive meeting where he shared feedback from members and suggestions to improve communication between businesses and Customs.  Mr Isola said goods...

Weekender brings original live music back to Ocean Village

30th July 2026

The fourth edition of Weekender returns this Friday, July 31, with a free night of original live music at Ocean Village, showcasing a mix of UK and Gibraltar bands from the Arena stage to O’Reilly’s. The event, which has grown into a regular fixture on the local music calendar, is organised by music aficionado Wayne...

Children create Gibraltar-themed postcards at summer workshop

30th July 2026

Children taking part in the Gibraltar Cultural Services summer programme got creative at a Pop-up Postcard Workshop held at the Fine Arts Gallery on Thursday, July 23.  Led by Charlize Gingell, the workshop gave participants the opportunity to design and create their own Gibraltar-themed pop-up postcards using a variety of colourful materials, textures and decorations.  Children used painting, collage and paper engineering techniques...

Western Beach reopens for bathing 

29th July 2026

Western Beach has reopened for bathing after water sampling tests conducted by the Environmental Agency indicated it was safe for swimming.  The beach was closed last Friday after intestinal enterococci bacteria were detected during routine testing.  The Gibraltar Government thanked beach users for their patience and understanding.   

Simon Parkes’ mother calls on suspect to reveal what happened to her son 40 years ago 

30th July 2026

By Rob Freeman and Ben Mitchell, Press Association  The mother of a sailor missing for 40 years has called on the man she believes responsible for his disappearance to reveal what happened to her son.  Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the Royal Navy ship he was serving on, HMS...

Former Royal Navy petty officer double murderer guilty of sex assaults in 1990s

27th July 2026

By Anahita Hossein-Pour and Ben Mitchell, Press Association A former Royal Navy petty officer jailed for life for the murder of two young men has been found guilty of sexually assaulting four males, including a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s, two of whom he had considered killing. Allan Grimson was sentenced in 2001 for the murders of...

La Línea student achieves Cádiz province’s best exam results of 2025/26

27th July 2026

Jialuo Cheng, a student at IES Mediterráneo in La Línea, has secured one of the top university entrance examination results in Andalucía, as well as the best score in Cádiz province from more than 10,300 applicants.  Mr Cheng is among 10 students from across Cádiz province, including four from the Campo de Gibraltar, to receive Premios Extraordinarios de Bachillerato (PAB) in recognition of their outstanding academic performance during their last year of secondary education.  Intended to promote quality, equality and...

Instituto Cervantes ‘prepared’ to reopen Gibraltar centre ‘as soon as possible’ 

27th July 2026

Spain’s Instituto Cervantes has “everything prepared and studied” to reopen a branch in Gibraltar “as soon as possible”, included an allocated budget, its director said on Monday.  Luis García Montero, who heads the Instituto Cervantes’ activities around the world, was speaking at the institute’s annual meeting in Jerez on Monday.  The Cervantes Institute operated a centre in Gibraltar between 2011 and 2015,...