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Gibraltar philately featured at Spanish Royal Academy session in Madrid

The academic session of the Spanish Royal Academy of Philately, the Real Academia Hispánica de Filatelia e Historia Postal, held on Saturday in Madrid, included a talk by Richard Garcia on the use of Spanish stamps in Gibraltar between 1850 and 1875. Mr Garcia explained that this period started with the issue of the first...

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Exploring Gibraltar’s Northern Defences: schools step into history

Pupils from Bishop Fitzgerald and Sacred Heart Middle Schools have taken part in educational visits to Gibraltar’s Northern Defences, joining guided sessions led by the site’s project manager, Carl Viagas, and Ministry for Heritage representative, Keith Sheriff. The visits form part of an expanding outreach programme designed to connect local schools with Gibraltar’s evolving heritage...

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SSAFA Gibraltar coffee morning to be held at King’s Chapel on December 4

The next SSAFA Gibraltar coffee morning will take place at King’s Chapel on Thursday December 4, 2025. The community event will start at 10.30am and will be held at King’s Chapel. Organisers say support in promoting the event is invaluable and that, together with attendees, they hope to make a positive difference in the lives...

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Santos appointed vice-chair of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s LGBT+ committee

The Minister for Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism, Christian Santos, has been appointed vice-chair of the LGBT+ committee at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region conference in London. Mr Santos had previously been invited to join the committee of the BIMR LGBT+ Network for Parliamentarians. At this session it was announced that...

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South District constituency meeting to be held on December 4

The Minister for the South District Constituency, Dr John Cortes, will hold a further town hall style meeting for the constituency on Thursday December 4, 2025. The meeting will take place at Central Hall at 5pm and will provide an open forum for constituents to share their views, raise concerns and put forward ideas directly...

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Cortes gives UK minister for nature copy of 25-year environmental plan

The Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, met the UK Minister for Nature, Mary Creagh, on Wednesday to discuss a wide range of environmental issues and share Gibraltar’s forthcoming 25-Year Environmental Plan. The meeting included a discussion of Ms Creagh’s recent participation at COP30 in Brazil, with both ministers exchanging views on the global...

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Govt to implement school phone ban as from January 2026

Comprehensive schoolchildren will need to lock their phones into secure pouches provided by the Gibraltar Government in a crackdown on phone usage during class time set to be implemented as from January 2026. The Minister for Education, Dr John Cortes, confirmed this will be mandatory for all students in Bayside and Westside schools. Dr Cortes...

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Growth, climate, security and governance on agenda as UK meets Overseas Territories in London

Leaders and representatives from the UK Overseas Territories, including Gibraltar, are in London this week for the annual Joint Ministerial Council, where the UK government will restate its commitment to defending their sovereignty, security and right of self-determination. The Minister for Europe, North America and the Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, is hosting the talks, which...

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La Linea aims to export political model to Cadiz province as key to survival 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  La Línea’s Mayor, Juan Franco, has ruled himself out as a candidate for 100x100 Unidos in Cádiz, even as he marks 10 years in office by driving the party’s expansion across the province as key to his city’s growth.  Mr Franco said the new party aims to contest the next regional...

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Port of Algeciras becomes main entry route for contraband tobacco into Campo 

By Maria Jesus Corrales  The Port of Algeciras now accounts for 55% of the contraband tobacco seized in the Campo de Gibraltar, according to data presented by the Guardia Civil at the tenth Congress on Combating Contraband in La Línea last week.  The figures show that only 10% of illegal tobacco enters Spain through the...

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Tax online betting games to reflect the harm they cause, UK MPs say

By Josie Clarke, PA Consumer Affairs Correspondent, and Chronicle staff The UK Government should not “cave in to industry scaremongering” and tax online betting games at a rate that reflects their harm, MPs have said in a report ahead of a UK budget statement later this month.  The report was met with disappointment in Gibraltar, amid concern a hike in UK...