‘We all have to change psychologically,’ Picardo says of treaty implementation

Youth clubs to be refurbished following funding from Peter J. Isola Foundation

24th April 2026

Three youth facilities in Gibraltar will undergo refurbishment after receiving funding from the Peter J. Isola Foundation. The project will deliver upgrades to the Youth Centre at Line Wall Road, Plater Youth Club and Dolphins Youth Club, with works aimed at ensuring young people continue to have access to safe and modern spaces. Refurbishment works...

Haven Insurance opens new Gibraltar office after £200,000 investment

24th April 2026

Haven Insurance has opened a new office in Gibraltar following an investment of more than £200,000. The company, part of the Acorn Group, marked the move on April 24 with a ceremony attended by the Minister for Justice, Trade and Industry, Nigel Feetham. The new office is around 70% larger than Haven’s previous premises and...

Community planting days planned for biodiversity celebrations

24th April 2026

The Gibraltar Horticultural Society will hold a series of community environmental initiatives in May as part of Earth Day and the United Nations International Day for Biological Diversity 2026. This year’s theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity is “Acting locally for global impact”. On Tuesday May 12 and Wednesday May 13, the society...

Electric Upper Town buses set for trial run

24th April 2026

The Ministry of Transport and Gibraltar Bus Company Limited will carry out the first test run for the new electric Upper Town buses, which are due to arrive after the summer. GBCL will test route one from 7am to 1pm, with passengers invited to ride on the service and provide feedback to drivers. The trial...

No 10: Falklands sovereignty ‘not in question’ amid fears over US stance

24th April 2026

By David Hughes, Press Association Political Editor The UK insisted the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands was “not in question” after reports the US administration could review its position on the South Atlantic territory in retaliation for Sir Keir Starmer’s lack of support for the war in Iran. An internal Pentagon email set out options for Donald...

Gib refit of RFA Lyme Bay raised in UK Parliament amid Hormuz crisis 

14th April 2026

A refit of RFA Lyme Bay in Gibraltar to equip it with cutting-edge drone equipment was raised in the UK Parliament on Monday during an urgent debate on the unfolding crisis in the Middle East.  MPs in the House of Commons and peers in the House of Lords were debating military planning led by the UK and France to reopen the Strait...

Tories urge Keir Starmer to explain shelving of Chagos deal in Parliament

13th April 2026

By Sophie Wingate, Press Association Deputy Political Editor Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to explain the shelving of the deal to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in Parliament. A Bill to cede sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago is not expected to feature in May’s King’s Speech, which sets the agenda for the next...

UK could sign up to Brussels rules without Commons votes under planned new law

13th April 2026

By David Hughes and Sophie Wingate, Press Association Sir Keir Starmer’s Government will follow European Union rules without necessarily giving MPs a vote on each piece of red tape under plans which will be unveiled in the King’s Speech. As part of the Prime Minister’s reset with Brussels, the UK Government will seek to pass...