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GHA welcomes public participation in ‘Disability Health Fair’

The GHA’s Neurodevelopment and Disability Administrative Office will hold a Health Fair on December 3 at St Bernard’s Hospital to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The fair is set to offer basic health checks, service information, and opportunities for disabled persons to engage directly with medical professionals. It is open to family members,...

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Governor’s Meadow marks World STEM Day with hands-on learning activities

Governor’s Meadow Lower Primary School celebrated World STEM Day on Friday November 14, bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics to life through a range of interactive and practical activities. Pupils took part in STEM challenges exploring concepts such as patterns and shapes, experimentation, engineering design and coding. The activities encouraged curiosity, creativity and problem-solving, while...

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St Mary’s celebrates Michael Rosen Day with ‘Funny Food’ poetry activities

St Mary’s Lower Primary School joined schools around the world in celebrating Michael Rosen Day, an annual event aimed at making poetry fun, engaging and accessible for children, with this year’s activities based on the theme “Funny Food”. Year 1 and Year 2 pupils took part in a live virtual session with author and poet...

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Man jailed five years and eight months for sexual activity with a child 

A man accused of sexual activity with a child was jailed for five years and eight months by the Supreme Court on Monday.  Efren Rodriguez Martinez, 35, admitted three charges of sexual activity with a child, one count of attempted sexual activity with a child, one count of taking indecent photographs of a child and...

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Action for Housing calls for transparency on delayed Bridge House project

Action for Housing has called for greater transparency and urgency over the proposed Bridge House halfway house for homeless men at Johnston’s Passage, six months after a planning application for the project was announced. In May, the public was informed that a full planning application had been submitted for a 23-unit halfway house intended to...

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Royal Gibraltar Regiment Reserve recruits complete nine-day training camp

Ten new Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) Reserve recruits have successfully completed an intensive nine-day Recruit Camp, held from November 1 to 9, marking a key milestone in their training and development. The camp provided comprehensive instruction aimed at building core military skills, discipline and confidence. Over the nine days, recruits took part in physical conditioning,...

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Tovey Cottage plans outline nature-focused visitor centre on the Upper Rock

An application has been submitted to redevelop Tovey Cottage in the Upper Rock into the “Tovey Cottage Observatory,” a modern conservation, education, and tourism hub designed by Garcia and Cox Architects for the Government of Gibraltar and Wingways Ltd. The proposed project includes replacing deteriorated structures, improving safety and accessibility, and introducing features such as...

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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...

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Spanish police arrest fugitive wanted for murder as he tried to enter Gib

A Portuguese man wanted for murder and other serious offences was arrested by Spanish police in La Linea as he tried to cross the border into Gibraltar. Spain’s Policia Nacional said the man was the subject of four arrest warrants for murder, sexual abuse and wounding in different locations in Spain. The man was arrested...

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Spanish complaint over Eastside project sent back to La Linea court on appeal - report 

A criminal complaint lodged by Spain’s state environmental prosecution service over the Eastside project has been referred on appeal back to a La Linea court that had ruled it was outside its remit, according to Spanish press reports.   The complaint alleges that reclamation work for the Eastside project could constitute an offence under Spanish law. ...