Gibraltar could have first woman Chief Minister as Picardo sets out departure plan

ARRISE donates £5,000 to CareLink Baby Bank

5th June 2026

ARRISE has donated £5,000 to CareLink to support its Baby Bank service, which provides essential items and practical assistance to families with young children across Gibraltar. The donation will help the charity respond to increased demand from families facing financial hardship during the early years of a child’s life. CareLink said the funding would be...

St Joseph’s pupils raise £3,000 for 5in5 during resilience week

5th June 2026

Pupils at St Joseph’s Upper Primary School raised £3,000 for local charity 5in5 during this year’s Year 3 Resilience Through Sport Week. The school’s partnership with 5in5 began four years ago, when the organisation was invited to speak to Year 3 pupils about resilience, determination and overcoming challenges. Since then, 5in5 has returned each year...

Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service attends INTERSCHUTZ 2026

5th June 2026

Personnel from the Gibraltar Fire and Rescue Service attended INTERSCHUTZ 2026 in Hannover, Germany, from June 1 to 6 as part of the service’s ongoing focus on training, operational readiness and future planning. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Matthew Payas, Divisional Officer Adrian McComb and Station Officer Jared Olivero represented the service at the international trade...

Marble Arc wins World Environment Day shop window competition for second year running

5th June 2026

Marble Arc has been named the winner of the 2026 World Environment Day Shop Window Competition, securing a second consecutive victory after also taking the title last year. The annual competition, organised by OTWO and the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses, encourages businesses across Gibraltar to use their shopfronts to promote environmental awareness and sustainable...

Spanish police dismantle drug network using drones to smuggle drugs from Morocco 

27th May 2026

Spanish police have dismantled a criminal organisation based in Cadiz province and Alava that allegedly used large fixed-wing drones to transport hashish and cocaine from Morocco across the Strait of Gibraltar before moving the drugs onward to France, the Policia Nacional said on Tuesday.  The operation, known as Operation Horus, began in 2025 and focused...

PP still wants to govern alone despite losing majority in Sunday’s regional election 

18th May 2026

The acting president of the regional government of Andalusia, the Partido Popular’s Juanma Moreno Bonilla, said on Monday that his aim was to govern alone following the Andalusian election on Sunday, in which his party lost its absolute majority.  The PP ended up with 53 seats in the regional parliament, down from 58 in 2022.  That left it two seats short of the 55-seat...

Strait increasingly vulnerable to drug smuggling, Spanish security report says 

18th May 2026

By Maria Jesus Corrales A report on Spain’s campaign against the illegal trade in narcotics has described the zone stretching from Cádiz to Málaga as one of “increasing vulnerability” to the narcotics trade, with as many as 600 drugs launches plying the Strait last year.  Published last week by Spain’s security services, the document comes at a turbulent time for Andalucía as it nears...

PP wins Andalusian election but loses majority

18th May 2026

The Partido Popular won Sunday’s regional election in Andalusia but lost the majority it achieved in 2022, ending up with 53 seats in the regional parliament. This figure is five fewer than the 58 members of parliament it obtained in the 2022 elections and leaves it two seats short of a majority, which is set...