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Gibraltar runners launch weekly guide to races at home and abroad

Two Gibraltar-based runners, Faye and Phil Morse, have launched a free weekly newsletter Race Roundup aimed at making it easier for local runners of all abilities to find races on the Rock, across the border in Spain and further afield. The newsletter is part of their new website running.gi, and will be delivered every Monday...

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Over 1,500 e-scooters registered but Govt unsure of total on Gibraltar's roads

A total of 1,526 e-scooters and other Personal Light Electric Transporters (PLETs) have been registered in Gibraltar since the registration system opened in May, although the Government has confirmed it does not know how many are currently being used on local roads. This means it is unable to establish what proportion of e-scooter users have...

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Feetham pledges continued lobbying as UK raises machine gaming tax 

The UK Chancellor John Healey announced Wednesday that he will increase gambling taxes to pay for a high street support package, with machine gaming duty climbing to 25 per cent.  While the increase is lower than the 40 per cent which was feared and campaigned for by some Labour MPs, it is still expected to...

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Unite regains Bus Company bargaining rights after ‘landmark’ GGCA pay deal 

Unite the Union secured bargaining rights for the Gibraltar Bus Company Ltd (GBCL) workers just as the Gibraltar General and Clerical Association (GGCA) announced a “landmark agreement” with the Government delivering improvements in pay progression, staffing levels, working conditions and employee benefits for staff.  The issue of changing hands stems from the fact that bargaining...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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Algeciras mayor Landaluce to resign on October 25

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....