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4th May 2025
The Gibraltar Government has filed plans for a temporary facility for St Martin’s School on the site of the former Strength Factory on Glacis Road. The temporary site comes after years of increased demand for the school which saw the building at capacity just a year after it opened in September 2021. Earlier this year...
Sun 4th May, 2025
5th May 2025
General Sir Patrick Sanders will take over as the Honorary Colonel of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment (RG) on May 8, succeeding Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Francis Brancato, who has held the position for the past eight years. The appointment is for an initial period of three years and was approved by His Majesty The King following...
5th May 2025
After a childhood scarred by the financial devastation caused by gambling addiction, Stephanie White recently attended the Ethical Gambling Forum in Gibraltar in her mission to highlight gambling-related harm. Ms White grew up in Merseyside, UK, living with the damage gambling addiction wreaked on her family. Early memories of her father’s gambling addiction include bailiffs...
5th May 2025
The Hassan Centenary Terraces development has been completed following the conclusion of its second phase, the Government confirmed. Buyers from Phase 2 will be contacted in the coming days to be informed that Notices to Complete are now available. They will join 380 residents from the first stage of the project, who have already moved...
4th May 2025
The Gibraltar Government has filed plans for a temporary facility for St Martin’s School on the site of the former Strength Factory on Glacis Road. The temporary site comes after years of increased demand for the school which saw the building at capacity just a year after it opened in September 2021. Earlier this year...
2nd May 2025
A man who claimed he was tricked into carrying cocaine across the border was jailed for two years by the Supreme Court on Friday. Louis Borge, 43, had pleaded guilty to charges of possession and possession with intent to supply the cocaine, as well as one charge of importing it into Gibraltar. Borge had been...
2nd May 2025
The Coroner’s Court on Friday heard submissions ahead of an inquest later this month into the deaths at sea of two Spanish nationals in a collision between a Royal Gibraltar Police vessel and a rigid-hulled inflatable boat in Spanish waters in March 2020. The deaths had already been the subject of an earlier inquest in...
2nd May 2025
Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has announced its Spring Cultural Programme, covering events up until June 20, 2025. Following recent events including An Audience With David Walliams, Candlelight Concert: Queen on Strings, and the Workers Memorial Day ceremony, the programme will continue with the following highlights. VE Day and Heritage...
2nd May 2025
Gibraltar Cultural Services, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, has reported the success of the second event in the ‘Concerts by Candlelight’ series. The ‘Queen on Strings’ concert was held at St Michael’s Cave and featured a string quartet performing musical arrangements by Miguel Monge, alongside performances by Nathan Payas and the Gibraltar Youth...
2nd May 2025
By Caitlin Doherty, Nina Lloyd, Helen Corbett, George Lithgow and Harry Stedman, PA Reform UK has swept to victory across more than half a dozen English councils, as Nigel Farage said his party had eaten “Labour for lunch” and “wiped out” the Conservatives in parts of England. The party has taken control of seven local...
28th April 2025
Spain and Portugal were hit by a major power outage on Monday that paralysed transport and telecommunications systems, causing widespread disruption. Eduardo Prieto, services director and Spanish utility Red Eléctrica, described the blackout as “exceptional and totally extraordinary”. Parts of France were also reportedly affected. The cause of the blackout was not yet clear on...
25th April 2025
By David Hughes and Rod Minchin, PA The Prime Minister has warned the world is in a “new era” of global insecurity and uncertainty as he visited the UK’s flagship aircraft carrier. Sir Keir Starmer met sailors, aviators, soldiers and Royal Marines onboard HMS Prince of Wales during an overnight stay as it heads towards...
24th April 2025
Spanish police officers at the La Linea border seized more than €50,000 in undeclared cash from two Moroccan nationals attempting to leave Spain in a vehicle with a Gibraltar licence plate. The operation was carried out during routine security checks at the border crossing, Spain’s Policia Nacional said in a statement. Officers identified the vehicle...
17th April 2025
By PA Reporters A court ruling on biological sex has been hailed a victory confirming “women are women and men are men”, but some have called it “incredibly worrying for the trans community”. Campaigners said the Supreme Court’s judgment could have far-reaching consequences for sports and single-sex spaces such as changing rooms and hospital wards....
8th April 2025
By Ben Mitchell, PA The Royal Navy’s flagship HMS Prince of Wales is making final preparations for a diplomatic and training mission of the other side of the world. The aircraft carrier will sail from Portsmouth Naval Base on April 22 as head of a carrier strike group made up of warships and supply ships...
2nd April 2025
By Harry Taylor and Rhiannon James, PA Political Staff The Government has refused to say when it believes the deal with Mauritius for the Chagos Islands will be completed despite Downing Street saying it was being “finalised”. Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said MPs would get the chance to vote on any agreement, as he...
2nd April 2025
By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Visitors to the UK face a £6 increase in the cost of a digital permit. The Home Office said it is proposing to raise the maximum price of an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) – which currently costs £10 – to £16. Legislation to enact the change was laid before...
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