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McGrail Inquiry rules out investigation into payments to ex-police officers flagged in audit report

Sir Peter Openshaw, the chairman of the McGrail Inquiry, has ruled that he will not investigate payments made to former officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police and highlighted in the 2018/19 report by the former Principal Auditor. The chairman had been asked by lawyers for former police Commissioner Ian McGrail whether he intended to investigate...

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Contractors say ‘zero trace’ of asbestos in Eastside rubble

The companies tasked with building coastal protection works for the Eastside project said on Friday there was “zero trace” of asbestos in the stockpile of rubble being employed in the scheme. They were reacting to comments made by the Catalan Bay Senior Committee, which had raised concerns earlier this week about the alleged presence of...

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Sunrise for Hope Event to Shine Light on Community Spirit

Gibraltar is set to welcome a new dawn of community togetherness with the upcoming “Sunrise for Hope” event, scheduled for September 13. Organisers were in Casemates on Thursday to allow people to sign up for the event in person. Organised by Scarlett Humphreys, who also brought the “Darkness into Light” walks to the Rock, this...

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Govt and TNG say Eastside breakwater has little visual impact from Catalan Bay

The Gibraltar Government and TNG Global Foundation, the developer of the Eastside development, insisted on Thursday that a breakwater to protect the project’s marina will not impact the neighbouring beach at Catalan Bay. They were responding after both the Catalan Bay Senior Committee and the GSD raised concerns over the past week that the breakwater...

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Court to run parallel trials as criminal list builds up

The Gibraltar Courts Service [GCS] will be running criminal trials in parallel for several months as from September as part of proactive steps to avoid a backlog of cases building up. The decision comes against the backdrop of a year-on-year jump in cases in 2024 compared to 2023, some of which will continue to impact...

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National week backgammon tournament to be held at Casemates

The Backgammon Association of Gibraltar will hold its annual National Day Tournament at Latino’s in Casemates on September 4 and 5. The event, organised as part of the National Week celebrations, is open to players aged over 18 and welcomes participants of all abilities. Prizes and trophies will be awarded to winners. The association said...

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Active travel month launches next week

The Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses (GFSB) members are organisers a new community initiative encouraging walking, cycling and other forms of sustainable transport will launch in Gibraltar next week. Some of the organisers of Active Travel Month include OTWO Magazine, eBike Gibraltar, the Sustainable Transport Action Group and the Gibraltar Netball Association. The campaign comes...

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Sightings of poisonous ‘blue dragons’ in La Linea put beachgoers on alert 

La Linea’s Santa Barbara beach was closed on Sunday after six poisonous ‘blue dragons’ were found washed up on the shore.  The sightings prompted authorities in Gibraltar to issue an alert to raise awareness and urge bathers to exercise caution.   Blue dragons are sea slugs that normally live on the open sea, where they...

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Another wildfire near Tarifa triggers emergency response 

Another wildfire broke out near Tarifa on Monday afternoon, forcing evacuations and causing disruption less than a week after the last major summer blaze on the popular stretch of coastline.  The fire started at around 2pm in the Sierra de la Plata, close to Punta Camarinal between the busy beach at Bolonia and nearby Playa...

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Sanchez to meet Starmer in Downing Street on September 3

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, will meet his UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer in No.10 Downing Street on September 3 during an official visit to the UK . The meeting, Mr Sanchez’ first to No.10, will come as work continues to finalise the legal text of a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar following the announcement of...

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Airlines left battling to recover operations after air traffic control glitch

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent, and Chronicle staff Airlines were yesterday evening attempting to recover their flight operations after a UK air traffic control (ATC) fault caused major disruption on Wednesday afternoon, including the cancellation of the evening service between Gibraltar and Gatwick. ATC provider Nats said its engineers had “restored the system that...