Coming to Gib? Park in La Linea

The pages may be ageing, but memories remain sharp for 91-year-old veteran

30th October 2026

Norman Hughes brought old photographs, old editions of this newspaper and the Gibraltar Post to life as he told his story as a young serviceman who was stationed on the Rock in 1953 and 1954.  The pages of the Chronicle may be dog-eared, but Mr Hughes certainly isn’t as the 91-year-old recalled his stories vividly...

Coming to Gib? Park in La Linea

29th October 2026

The Ministry of Transport has launched an information initiative called ‘Park & Go’, urging visitors to park their vehicles in La Línea and walk into Gibraltar in a bid to reduce congestion locally after over 3,000 parking spaces were identified close to the frontier. The page on the Government website encourages visitors and cross-frontier workers...

Czech ambassador describes Gibraltar treaty as ‘a great success for all of us’ 

29th October 2026

The UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar is “a great success for all of us” and shows that solutions can be found even for “intractable problems”, the Czech Republic’s ambassador to the UK, Václav Bartuška, said during a visit to the Rock.  Mr Bartuška was here to support the Czech Republic’s Honorary Consul in Gibraltar, Stanislav Čech,...

Christmas Festival of Lights returns to Casemates Square in November

29th October 2026

Gibraltar Cultural Services will stage this year’s Christmas Festival of Lights at Casemates Square on Friday, November 20, with two performances and an increased capacity for each show. The production, titled Error 404: Christmas Not Found, will combine mapping, strobe lights, fire, confetti and other special effects, with music throughout the performance. Two identical shows,...

CAMPO - Jacinto Muñoz sworn in as Algeciras mayor after vote of no confidence in Landaluce

28th October 2026

Jacinto Muñoz Madrid has been sworn in as mayor of Algeciras after a motion of no confidence in his predecessor, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, and proposing Mr Muñoz successfully passed throught the council legislature.  Mr Muñoz secured 15 votes in favour, including 12 from councillors of the Partido Popular (PP) and three from Vox, with PSOE...

CAMPO - First phase of La Línea’s Princesa Sofía park refurbishment complete

26th October 2026

La Línea city council has signed off on the first phase of the Princesa Sofía park this week, with councillor for infrastructure Yolanda Fernández making a final inspection tour before work began on phase two.  The park now boasts a perimeter fence and gates, two ponds, a new children’s play area and the planting of...

Campo - Eighteen arrested on charges of smuggling cocaine through Algeciras port

26th October 2026

Spain’s Guardia Civil reports dismantling a criminal network suspected of smuggling cocaine into Spain through the port of Algeciras with the assistance of dockworkers.  Eighteen people have been arrested, including eight port employees, in connection with four cocaine seizures totalling 139.28kg at the port.  The report describes the suspects as well organised, with some specialising...

Algeciras mayor Landaluce to resign on October 25

19th October 2026

Mayor of Algeciras Jose Ignacio Landaluce has announced that he will resign on October 25, bringing an end to 15 years of his leadership of the city council. Mr Landaluce made his statement via a Facebook video after receiving a summons to appear in court on October 23 to answer two allegations of sexual assault....