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14th April 2021

Italy has always appealed to the pilgrim and the cultural tourist. Assisi, the small medieval town which beckons to the sightseer in Perugia, combines a strong religious element and an unrivalled artistic heritage. As the birthplace of St Francis, it offers the pilgrim a chance to recall the life of this exemplary person. It also...

24th March 2021

By Max McLean, PA A lamb on a rescue farm in West Yorkshire has been given a new lease of life with the help of a modified dog wheelchair after losing the ability to walk. Steven the lamb was born on Thursday March 18, but by Friday an infection meant he lost the use of...

21st March 2021

Today is World Water Day and this year the theme is ‘valuing water’, a message local charity Action 4 Schools has consistently raised awareness of. In some ways water took the spotlight during the pandemic as it is essential for hand washing and keeping hygienic. The UN, which is organising this day, recognises this, adding...

19th March 2021

By Michael Drummond, PA A 99-year-old Second World War veteran with a lifelong passion for singing has gone behind the mic to raise money for charity. Charlie Pallett, who celebrates his 100th birthday next month, has recorded one of his favourite wartime songs, that still resonates today. In a heart-warming video, the great-great-grandfather gives a...

11th March 2021

Today is World Kidney Day, and Kidney Care Gibraltar is raising awareness about the disease that effects three million people in the UK. Kidney Care Gibraltar, Vice President Dominic Francis, was the first Gibraltarian to receive a kidney transplant under the new organ donation scheme with the NHS. He told the Chronicle about his diagnosis...

8th March 2021

By Lisa Salmon For anyone without a mum, Mothering Sunday is one of the toughest days of the year. And over the last 12 months – because of the pandemic – many, many more of us have lost our mothers. But is there anything that can ease the pain, even if only slightly? “Mother’s Day...

7th March 2021

For a total of 143 days Marie Harrington is walking 11.26km around the Rock every day until World Ocean’s Day on June 8. 10 years ago, Ms Harrington returned to Gibraltar, her mother’s birthplace. Now she is walking 1,609kms (1,000 miles) around the Rock to raise both funds and awareness for Whale and Dolphin Conservation,...

4th March 2021

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duke of Edinburgh has undergone successful heart surgery – just three months before his 100th birthday. Buckingham Palace said Philip, the nation’s longest-serving consort, had the procedure for his pre-existing heart condition at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London on Wednesday. The Palace said the 99-year-old duke will remain...

3rd March 2021

Today is World Hearing Day and the Gibraltar Hearing Issues and Tinnitus Association has highlighted a major issue posed by masks for the hard of hearing. Masks are one of the key precautions used to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but for some that are hard of hearing it cuts off their only mode...

2nd March 2021

By Hannah Stephenson Forthright and funny, award-winning journalist, feminist icon and bestselling author Caitlin Moran is extolling the virtues of motherhood in the run-up to Mother’s Day. “Motherhood is the greatest unpaid job on the planet, in both a good way and a bad way. It’s the most intense crash course you can have in...

27th February 2021

Lynx provided Mons Calpe the easiest route towards a bid for fourth place placing gifting the three points via a solitary own goal. A disastrous decision by Brad Power to attempt a clearance when Carravaca was placed under pressure on the thirty-second minute of the first half, saw the ball curl over keeper Bradley Banda...

22nd February 2021

A post mortem has been conducted on the body of a male found dead in the sea off the Detached Mole late Friday afternoon. The body was discovered by a local boat owner who was fishing in the area and alerted the authorities, a police spokesman told the Chronicle. The body, which appears to have...

20th February 2021

Police recovered the body of a male found dead in the sea off the Detached Mole late Friday afternoon. The body was discovered by a local boat owner who was fishing in the area and alerted the authorities, a police spokesman told the Chronicle. The body, which appears to have been in the sea for...

19th February 2021

Gibraltar has “crossed the Rubicon” in its response to Covid-19, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Friday, as he announced that the virus was “effectively suppressed” on the Rock and outlined plans to slowly unlock from weeks of restrictions on community life. In the last of the weekly Covid-19 press conferences, Mr Picardo revealed Gibraltar...

5th February 2021

Commitment, passion and patience go hand in hand with our guest on Alice’s Table this week. I have known him for most of my life, as a teacher at Bayside, and as one of the leading lights in the Gibraltar Photographic Society, in like forever. His is one of the many friendships I have made...

4th February 2021

The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements [IMA]  has launched an online survey seeking the views of European nationals to understand their level of concern about living in the UK and Gibraltar after Brexit. The IMA is an independent authority set up in the UK to monitor public bodies to make sure they...

4th February 2021

Local charities will be marking World Cancer Day today online as the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cancellation of their usual public events. This year has been tough for the charities who have found it difficult to raise awareness and funds during this pandemic. Locally charities Cancer Research UK Gibraltar Branch, Cancer Relief Gibraltar, Breast...

30th January 2021

Making the football league sustainable has been among one of the key questions on the lips of many a club in Gibraltar. With the current proposed prizeshare agreement stalled by the rejection of the final agreement by one club and the subsequent repercussions which seem to have halted a live-streaming/media rights package the future continues...

29th January 2021

Today Alice’s Table is a real trip down memory lane for me. I have the privilege of chatting to someone I have known all my life. A friend who belongs to the GBC family in the early days of television. You all know her. For many years she was one of our best loved local...

27th January 2021

By Mark Staniforth, PA Non-league football clubs at steps three to six of the National League system will share in a Government grant of up to £10million to help keep them afloat through the coronavirus pandemic. Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston announced that the grant, covering the ‘Trident’ Leagues of the Northern Premier, Southern Premier and...

26th January 2021

By Harriet Line, PA Deputy Political Editor Boris Johnson has said he is “deeply sorry” for every life lost to coronavirus as he insisted the Government did “everything we could” to minimise deaths and suffering. The Prime Minister offered his “deepest condolences” to those whose relatives have died of Covid-19, and pledged to ensure their...

25th January 2021

The Port of Gibraltar has sustained a steady flow of business since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, applying strict public health protocols to facilitate vital operations and a humanitarian lifeline for its key customers. As sectors such as the cruise industry ground to a halt and ports shut their doors to foreign vessels, Gibraltar’s...

22nd January 2021

Gibraltar’s lockdown was extended for another seven days on Friday, although the Gibraltar Government signalled it expected to start easing restrictions as from January 31. Speaking at a press conference in No.6 Convent Place, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said Gibraltar had recorded 14 deaths in the space of five days, and that the number of...

18th January 2021

The Covid-19 crisis has left Gibraltar facing “the worst loss of life in over 100 years”, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Monday, as he warned the death toll from the virus had reached 45 and would likely climb higher. During a sombre press conference at No.6 Convent Place, Mr Picardo said he was "shaken...

18th January 2021

The quick-thinking actions of the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park’s head keeper Steve Bryant has potentially saved the life of the animals after their enclosures were ravaged by a storm. Resident snakes Duke and Charley, the entire population of its fruit bat population, marmosets and ring-tailed lemurs were all at risk. With Storm Philomena battering the...

15th January 2021

Small business owners in the UK have hailed as a “life-saver” a Supreme Court ruling paving the way to insurance payouts on claims for coronavirus-related disruption, a decision that will also benefit insured businesses in Gibraltar. The Supreme Court ruled largely in favour of an appeal by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following “widespread concern”...

13th January 2021

I was looking forward to this day because as a vulnerable adult quite frankly it could not come a moment too soon. I had already read glowing reports on social media and also heard first-hand accounts of what a pleasant experience it is to get vaccinated against Covid. As a 75 year old I registered...

8th January 2021

By Jim van Wijk, PA Football must remember it is “not life or death” as the fixture schedule continues to be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Brighton boss Graham Potter. Saturday’s FA Cup third-round tie between Southampton and Shrewsbury has been called off due to a Covid-19 outbreak at the Sky Bet League...

30th December 2020

By Sarah Marshall Although few people managed to pack their suitcases this year, as ongoing restrictions and border closures caused havoc, one day – hopefully in 2021 – holidays will be possible again. Online travel platform HolidayPirates has predicted tourism recovery, when it comes, will be led by domestic and short or mid haul as...

25th December 2020

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent This was originally sent under embargo The Queen has delivered a heartfelt message of hope to the country in her Christmas address, praising the “indomitable spirit” of those who have risen “magnificently” to the challenges of the pandemic. In her annual televised speech, the Queen paid tribute to the...