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Poppy Appeal 2025 to be held on November 7

The Royal British Legion Gibraltar Branch will hold its annual Poppy Appeal on Friday, November 7, with collection points set up at various locations across the Rock. The campaign is the Legion’s largest annual fundraiser, held each November during the period of Remembrance. The appeal supports members of the Armed Forces community, with serving personnel...

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Christmas Festival of Lights returns to Casemates Square

Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, will host the Christmas Festival of Lights at Casemates Square on Friday, November 21, 2025. This year’s show, The Elf, the Cat and the Christmas Star, will feature two identical performances combining projection mapping, strobe lights, fire, confetti and other special effects. The event will...

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RAF Gibraltar wins Silver Fleet Trophy at 2025 RAF sailing championships

RAF Gibraltar sailors Flight Lieutenant Owen Sparks and Sergeant Arron Gaskin have returned to Gibraltar with the Silver Fleet Trophy after competing in the 2025 RAF “Brady” Sailing Championships at Rutland Water in the UK earlier this month. Representing the United Services Sailing Club at Four Corners, the pair raced in the double-handed RS2000 class...

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Draft legislation proposes tighter residency rules to address ‘system abuses’ 

The Gibraltar Government has published draft legislation to tighten requirements for residency and associated benefits, including the criteria for registration as a Gibraltarian.  The changes are set out in the Gibraltarian Status and Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2025 and seek to address what the Government described as “systemic abuses” of existing provisions.  “This Bill responds to...

UK/Spain News

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Gib-reg vehicle in Campo police chase leading to accidents and gridlock 

A high-speed police chase involving a Gibraltar-registered vehicle caused significant disruption on the A-7 motorway on Thursday morning, leading to two separate accidents and major delays near Guadacorte, in the municipality of Los Barrios, according to Spanish media reports.  The incident reportedly began at around 4.30am when the vehicle fled from the Policia Nacional at...

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Spain’s Policia Nacional investigate shooting and suspected drug-related assault in La Línea

Spain’s Police Nacional has launched an investigation into the assault and shooting of a 26-year-old man in the early hours of Monday morning in the El Zabal area of La Línea de la Concepción. The victim sustained a gunshot wound to the neck and was taken to La Línea University Hospital, according to Spanish press...

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La Línea house prices rise by 5.39% in third quarter of 2025 

by Maria Jesus Corrales The average house prices in La Línea, factoring in both existing and new-built residences, have risen by 5.39% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the independent valuation company Tinsa.  The average price of a 90m2 flat in La Línea now stands at €129,458, or €1,438 per square metre.  Although...

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UK and Spain address UN Fourth Committee, setting out traditional positions and welcoming treaty

The UK Government this week told the UN Fourth Committee that its longstanding commitment to the people of Gibraltar “remains unchanged”. Addressing the committee, an official from the UK Permanent Representation at the UN underscored the double-lock commitment while welcoming progress toward a UK/EU treaty on Gibraltar’s post-Brexit future. “The UK will not enter arrangements...