UK Parliament briefings suggest ‘very positive support’ for UK and EU Gibraltar treaty, with caveats

Childline inspires young people across Children’s Mental Health Week 2026

13th February 2026

Childline Gibraltar is partnering with the Gibraltar Youth Service and the MOD community team for this Children’s Mental Health Week (9-15 February 2026) to deliver a new workshop exploring positive mental health and belonging, to around 150 children across four youth clubs. Children’s Mental Health Week is now an internationally recognised week of action and...

Cortes chairs Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies environment ministers council

13th February 2026

The Minister for the Environment, Dr John Cortes, recently chaired the 10th meeting of the Council of Environment Ministers of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. The virtual meeting was attended by ministers and representatives from 11 territories, including Turks and Caicos, St Helena, Cayman, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey. Participants received...

Major art exhibition ‘Traces of Humanity’ to span UK and Gibraltar

13th February 2026

A major exhibition organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services on behalf of the Ministry of Culture will bring together artists from Gibraltar, the Lloyds Art Group and internationally recognised practitioners for a series of events in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar. The project, entitled ‘Traces of Humanity’, will feature events in Margate during May, a major...

Governor's Meadow marks love and kindness week

13th February 2026

Year Two pupils shared messages of kindness to members of the public in Casemates as part of an initiative in the lead-up to Valentine’s Day. Governor's Meadow Primary School is this week marking love and kindness week where pupils are encouraged to spread joy, happiness, and positivity. The activities encourage the pupils to be kind...

Andalusian Parliament urges La Linea rail link, citing border changes after treaty

12th February 2026

A motion calling for La Linea’s inclusion in a coastal rail corridor linking Nerja and Algeciras was unanimously approved by the Andalusian Parliament development committee this week, which urged the central government in Madrid to reverse an earlier decision excluding the border town from the project. The motion was tabled by the Partido Popular, which...

Second day of flooding and disruption in Campo as stormy weather persists

5th February 2026

Storm Leonardo hit the Campo de Gibraltar hard for a second day on Thursday, with torrential rain continuing and winds registering gusts of up to 85km/h in Tarifa. The bad weather left streets and roads flooded in many Campo municipalities and brought down trees and branches across the area, with emergency services continuing on high...

Bank of England holds interest rates but future cuts ‘likely’ 

5th February 2026

By Anna Wise and Henry Saker-Clark, Press Association Business Reporters  The Bank of England has said future interest rate cuts are “likely” amid a slowdown in inflation, despite policymakers voting to hold rates at 3.75% on Thursday.  It came as the central bank also warned that economic growth is now set to be weaker than previously expected while unemployment...

Andalucia braced for intense rain amid flooding fears

3rd February 2026

Andalucia is braced for severe weather on Wednesday, with a ‘red alert’ issued for parts of Cadiz provinces and amber and yellow alerts across the rest of the region. Some forecasters are predicting rainfall of up to 550 litres per square metre in mountainous areas around Ronda, Ubrique and Grazalema, all of which are on...