Arias-Vasquez meets Burnham and discusses treaty at Labour conference

Arias-Vasquez meets Burnham and discusses treaty at Labour conference

29th September 2026

The Minister for Health, Care and Business, Gemma Arias-Vasquez, met UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at the Labour party conference in Liverpool on Monday evening, where they discussed the UK’s relationship with Gibraltar and the provisional implementation of the UK/EU treaty. Mrs Arias-Vasquez told the Chronicle that Mr Burnham was well briefed on the treaty...

Accessibility training targets key sectors ahead of Disability Act changes

28th September 2026

The Ministry of Equality has delivered a series of training sessions on accessibility and inclusive design as Gibraltar moves closer to implementing requirements for buildings open to the public under the Disability Act. The three sessions, organised through the Supported Needs and Disability Office, focused on strengthening expertise among Government staff and professionals responsible for...

German wartime plans for Gibraltar translated and published online

28th September 2026

German military documents detailing Nazi Germany’s plans for a possible assault on Gibraltar during the Second World War have been translated into English and made publicly available by the Ministry for Heritage. The collection focuses primarily on Operation Felix, the planned German assault on Gibraltar in 1940, and includes intelligence reports, operational orders, artillery plans...

Preparatory work begins at sewage treatment plant site

28th September 2026

Preparatory work began commenced on Friday at the site of Gibraltar’s planned sewage treatment plant at Brewery Crusher, a day after planners granted full permission for the enabling works. Eco Waters Ltd and its subcontractors have secured the site at Europa Point and begun removing rubble and preparing the ground. The Minister for the Environment,...

Five avoid prison in cross-border migrant trafficking case 

28th September 2026

Five people accused of trafficking migrants from Morocco into Spain via Gibraltar airport were sentenced by a court in Algeciras on Monday but received short jail terms that, in practice, mean they will not serve time in prison.  The five, who include a Gibraltarian family of Moroccan origin, were arrested in 2019 after a cross-border...

Plaza de la Constitucion’s facelift to begin in October

28th September 2026

La Línea’s Plaza de la Constitución is set for a complete refurbishment, with works beginning in mid-October.  The aim of the project is to totally reshape the setting and function of this public amenity and promote healthy social interaction through the installation of shaded areas, benches leisure facilities.  One of the more striking changes planned...

Algeciras to receive first cruise calls in 2027

28th September 2026

The port of Algeciras is set to receive its first nine cruise ships in 2027 as part of an effort to diversify the economy and promote tourism in the Campo de Gibraltar.  Nicolás Martínez Andión, the port’s head of Business Development and Marketing, confirmed the plans to Cadena SER saying that Algeciras had been preparing...

Britain should ‘rejoin EU within a decade’ says report by Blair think tank 

24th September 2026

By Harry Taylor, Press Association Political Staff  Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within a decade, according to the think tank chaired by Sir Tony Blair, as the former Labour prime minister said the country needed a “new approach” to post-Brexit relations.  Sir Tony, who left office in 2007, said Andy Burnham’s Government...