Gibraltar Chronicle Logo

Local News

Local News

Loreto Convent School marks Feast of the Presentation of the Lord

Loreto Convent School celebrated the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas, on Monday with a Mass attended by Bishop Charles Azzopardi. The feast commemorates the presentation of Jesus in the Temple forty days after his birth. It is traditionally marked by the blessing of candles, symbolising Jesus as the Light...

Local News

RGP officers fined £5,000 for data breaches

A serving Royal Gibraltar Police officer and a former police officer have been fined £5,000 each for sharing sensitive police data with a person who was actively under investigation. Serving RGP inspector Sean Picton, 37, and former police constable, Anthony Bolaños, 38, admitted to charges of unlawfully obtaining and disclosing police material without the consent...

Local News

RBS International to expand support for Gibraltar charities in 2026

RBS International plans to step up its support for charities in Gibraltar in 2026, building on a programme of funding, mentoring and employee volunteering that backed eight local organisations last year. The bank’s Community Involvement Strategy focuses on three areas: supporting vulnerable children and young people, helping victims of abuse including financial abuse, and assisting...

Local News

Over 500 take part in World Cancer Day Fun Run to raise funds and awareness

Over 500 walkers and runners of all ages and abilities took part in this year’s World Cancer Day Fun Run, which took place on Sunday morning from Casemates. In doing so £2,250 was raised by paid participation alone, with many other donations still being counted. In addition, each of the charities taking part was also...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Treaty negotiation was ‘an obstacle to break through’ in Spain/UK relations, Sanchez says

The negotiation for a treaty on Gibraltar was like “an obstacle to break through”, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in an interview published on Friday. In the interview with the New Statesman magazine, Mr Sanchez highlighted the importance of the relationship between Spain and the UK, the only two major European nations led by...

UK/Spain News

UK Govt pressed again in Commons on Gib impact of new gaming tax 

The UK Government was pressed again this week on the impact of new gambling taxes on Gibraltar’s economy.  Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a steep increase in online gambling tax last November, targeting a sector she said was associated with the “highest levels of harm” to consumers.    In a Budget statement that month, Ms Reeves said...

UK/Spain News

UK has ‘credible’ plans for defence of OTs, Commons told

The UK has “credible contingency plans” in place for the security and defence of its overseas territories including Gibraltar, the House of Commons was told this week. Alistair Carns, the Minister for the Armed Forces, was responding to a question from Labour MP Tan Dhesi, the chair of the defence committee in the Commons. Mr...

UK/Spain News

Storm Kristin leaves 250 evacuated in the Campo as Algeciras port closes and damage mounts 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  Storm Kristin caused widespread disruption across the Campo de Gibraltar on Wednesday as heavy rain and strong winds led to flooding, evacuations and the closure of the Port of Algeciras.  Around 250 residents living near the Guadarranque river in San Roque were evacuated as a precaution amid concerns over rising water...