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25th August 2026

All of Gibraltar’s beaches and pools are attended by a team of qualified lifeguards and attendants who are directly overseen by head lifeguards and beach supervisors.   This is the last of a four-part series and, today, Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay.  Head lifeguard at Sandy Bay on the day was Sascha Gravett, who described being...

20th August 2026

All of Gibraltar’s beaches and pools are attended by a team of qualified lifeguards and attendants who are directly overseen by head lifeguards and beach supervisors.   This is the second of a four-part series and, today, Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the three pools on the Rock starting with the Pavillion.  Head lifeguard on the day the Chronicle visited the...

17th August 2026

Gibraltar’s lifeguards have reported a “really good” summer, with enhanced training, targeted staffing and new measures supporting safety at the Rock’s beaches and public pools. In the first of a four-part series, the Chronicle visited Camp Bay and Little Bay to meet some of the lifeguards on duty and spoke to Lee Coombes, who oversees...

15th September 2021

As the bathing season draws to a close the Chronicle spoke to some of the lifeguards that made the Rock’s beaches and pools safer this summer. This is the third of a three part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the Pavilion, Europa Pool and Camp Bay. Working at the Pavilion was...

15th September 2021

As the bathing season draws to a close the Chronicle spoke to some of the lifeguards that made the Rock’s beaches and pools safer this summer. This is the second of a three part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Eastern beach, Little Bay and Camp Bay. Steven Licudi surveys Eastern Beach...

13th September 2021

As the bathing season draws to a close the Chronicle spoke to some of the lifeguards that made the Rock’s beaches and pools safer this summer. This is the first of a three part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the Sandy Bay and Catalan Bay. It’s a job in the sun...

26th July 2021

In this two part series, Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spent the day with Gibraltar’s beach cleaners to assess the state of local beaches and how the public can help keep them clean. In today’s edition she visits Eastern Beach first. Karl Goodchild is in his second season as a beach cleaner and he said the...

25th July 2021

In this two part series, Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spent the day with Gibraltar’s beach cleaners to assess the state of local beaches and how the public can help keep them clean. Hundreds and hundreds of cigarette butts are picked up by Britannia’s beach cleaners every day of Gibraltar’s bathing season. Kyron McGrail, is the...

5th October 2020

This summer the Chronicle visited the lifeguards during a busy summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the third of a three part series where we look back on the bathing season and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the pools. The lifeguards and beach attendants who work at the three pools, Pavilion,...

2nd October 2020

This summer the Chronicle visited the lifeguards during a busy summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the second of a three part series where we look back on the bathing season and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the Westside of Gibraltar. By Eyleen Gomez Patrolling Western Beach on the day was...

1st October 2020

As the bathing season draws to a close, Eyleen Gomez looks back at the crucial work done by Gibraltar's lifeguards who this year faced not just the usual challenges of providing a safety net on the beaches, but the additional pressures of Covid-19 too. This year Gibraltarians have flocked to the beach as the Covid-19...

7th April 2025

The Gibraltar National Museum marked World Wildlife Day with a public event last Saturday at the Natural History Museum at Parson’s Lodge. The event was organised in collaboration with the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society (GONHS), and supported by Monkey Talk, HM Government of Gibraltar’s Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change and Heritage,...

30th August 2024

Today the Chronicle features part four of the annual Day in the Life of the Lifeguards series, where reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on the pools the Pavilion, known as GASA, and Europa, known as the Naafi. Starting with Europa Pool, which is so popular they had people queuing up for over an hour before it...

29th August 2024

Today, the Chronicle features part three of the annual ‘Day in the Life of the Lifeguards’ series, where reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Western Beach, Camp Bay and Little Bay. Starting with Western Beach, potentially the quietest beach on the Rock but with a stream of regular users who love the calm waters. Western Beach...

28th August 2024

Today, the Chronicle features part two of the annual 'Day in the Life of the Lifeguards' series, where reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Eastern Beach. Eastern is Gibraltar's largest beach and keeps the lifeguards busy throughout the summer. Eastern Beach Zeyd Ouahabi,17, is in his second year as a lifeguard and has found the season...

27th August 2024

It’s summer, the sun is belting down, the breeze is welcomed as much as a dip in the nice cool waters around the Rock, families are spending time together making memories… Tasked with making sure they are happy memories are the men and woman of the Gibraltar Lifeguards. The Chronicle spoke to Gibraltar’s lifeguards who...

15th April 2024

Apheresis, the process of platelet donation, is crucial for saving lives in Gibraltar, particularly in trauma cases and for cancer patients, with only six active donors on the Rock and amidst the Brexit-induced need for local platelet collection, Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez undertook the process and describes her experience below. By Eyleen Gomez Up until...

21st March 2024

Over the course of the past four years, Pete Jackson, from the Gibraltar Heritage Trust, has taken it upon himself to restore and renovate Lord Airey’s Battery at the top of the Rock. He invited the Chronicle to join him one day not just to see what he does but to roll up their sleeves...

18th August 2023

As the bathing season continues to draw thousands of beachgoers each week, the Chronicle spoke to Gibraltar’s lifeguards who ensure the beaches and pools are safer this summer. This is the third of a three-part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Europa Pool, Camp Bay and the Pavilion. All of Gibraltar’s public...

17th August 2023

As the bathing season continues to draw thousands of beachgoers each week, the Chronicle spoke to Gibraltar’s lifeguards who ensure the beaches and pools are safer this summer. This is the second of a three-part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Western Beach, Little Bay and Camp Bay. The beaches on the...

16th August 2023

As the bathing season continues to draw thousands of beachgoers each week, the Chronicle spoke to Gibraltar’s lifeguards who ensure the beaches and pools safer this summer. This is the first of a three part series and today Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez focuses on Sandy Bay, Catalan Bay and Eastern Beach. All of Gibraltar’s beaches...

7th November 2022

What can the audience in Gibraltar expect from your talk? The audience can expect a lot of colourful stories about the world’s of horse racing, bookmaking and gambling. Some featuring characters in my earlier books Doped, Blown and Monsieur X but the majority from ‘Put Your Life On It’ - my biography of Victor Chandler...

25th July 2022

Today is World Drowning Prevention Day and the Gibraltar Government has marked the occasion issuing simple advice that could save lives. The global advocacy event, which follows a UN resolution last year, serves as an opportunity to highlight the tragic and profound impact of drowning on families and communities and offers life-saving solutions to prevent...

12th October 2021

The annual ‘Walk for Life’ in aid of Cancer Research UK will take place this Saturday. The popular 5km sponsored walk is open for all ages and abilities. This year the charity has organised a different format with registration, start and finish taking place at any time from 8am until 11.30 hrs. As soon as...

30th September 2021

The Gibraltar Cardiac Association marked World Heart Day yesterday with a stall in the Piazza where demonstrations on how to give CPR and use AED [defibrillator] machines were also held. “This morning has been fantastic, really good,” said chairwoman of the GCA, Suyenne Catania. “The public response has been brilliant. Everyone has been asking what are we...

1st July 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex are preparing to honour their mother Diana, Princess of Wales by unveiling a statue today on what would have been her 60th birthday. Diana was 36 when she was killed in car crash in Paris on August 31 1997 when...

16th June 2021

Bishop Fitzgerald Upper Primary School recently held History Day and the Minister for Education John Cortes paid the school a visit to see the hard work of the school and parents put into display. The occasion saw children and teachers from different year groups celebrate different eras of history. Teachers and children dressed up in...

3rd October 2019

The annual Cancer Research UK Gibraltar Branch Think Pink Day will take place tomorrow. People are encouraged to wear an item of pink clothing tomorrow to increase awareness of breast cancer and therefore assist in improving early detection and treatments. The charity would like to encourage employers, schools and everyone to support this event by...

3rd June 2019

By Georgina Stubbs, Press Association D-Day was a "waste of life" which left bodies littered on the beaches of Normandy, but was one of the most important invasions in history, a veteran of the campaign has said. In an effort to free Europe from the clutches of the Nazis, some 156,000 British, American and Canadian...

30th May 2019

The Alameda Wildlife Park’s first ever Open Day held at Ocean Village recently was hailed a roaring success, with over £1,500 raised for the park. The event gave children the opportunity to explore the animal learning enclosure that housed rabbits, tortoises, Cockatoo’s and reptiles; including a stunning albino corn snake called ‘Ghost’ and “Sunny” the...