Gibraltar on track for treaty implementation next month, CM says 

Blackout puts focus on questions over power resilience

12th June 2026

The GSD said Gibraltar’s latest blackout raised serious questions about repeated assurances from the Gibraltar Government over the resilience, reliability and security of the Rock’s electricity infrastructure. In a statement, the Opposition said the outage had come despite recent public reassurances that the £16.5m Battery Energy Storage System would strengthen the network and help ensure...

Works begin to remove boulder and debris from Med Steps

12th June 2026

Works began this week to remove a large boulder and debris from the Med Steps in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. The Med Steps have been closed since May 31 because of significant safety concerns following a rock fall. Video circulating on social media at that time showed a large boulder had fallen onto the...

Blood Donor Day gives appreciation and highlights need for new donors

12th June 2026

A blood donor appreciation initiative was held at St Bernard’s Hospital on Friday to mark World Blood Donor Day and focused on both thanking existing donors and encouraging more people to come forward. Elaine Francis, Nurse Practitioner (Phlebotomy/Transfusion), led a team of nurses staffing the stall on Friday answering questions from the public and providing...

Food donated to soup kitchen after eSummit dinner cancelled during power outage

12th June 2026

Food prepared for the KPMG eSummit dinner was donated to a local soup kitchen after yesterday’s power outage forced the cancellation of the event at Spitfire Hall in the World War II Tunnels. The outage affected people across Gibraltar and meant the planned dinner could no longer proceed, leaving a significant quantity of freshly prepared...

La Linea plans three-stage redesign from border to town centre

10th June 2026

La Linea City Council is progressing plans to redesign the route between the Gibraltar border and the town centre through a three-stage project. This project will include upgrades to Plaza de la Constitución, the current temporary market site and the commercial area closest to the frontier.  The first phase, centred on Plaza de la Constitución, has already been planned with a...

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...