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9th June 2021

Marie Harrington completed her World Oceans Day challenge when she walked into Ocean Village on Tuesday evening having taken 2.5 million steps by walking around the Rock for 143 consecutive days. The founder of local environmental conservation organisation ‘Our Precious Ocean’ had completed her final 11.26km walk and raised over £3,000 and awareness for Whale...

8th June 2021

Since April 22, World Earth Day, the Chronicle has published an article each week that focuses on how people can help restore the planet and its environment. This series ends today on World Oceans Day and Chronicle Reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to various individuals that work in or advocate for the marine environment. World Oceans...

8th June 2021

Today will see Marie Harrington complete her final 11.26km walk around the Rock to raise both funds and awareness for Whale and Dolphin Conservation. She started her 1,609km journey 143 days ago on January 17 a journey of two and a half million steps. Ms Harrington has also set up Our Precious Ocean an environmental...

7th June 2021

Once there was a boy called William, who looked pretty ordinary, except for a cool scar on his forehead. William told us about a time when he was practicing a play at school. He was meant to play a solo part the following day for the parents. That afternoon, William went to his grandparents' house...

7th June 2021

By Laura Elston The life and legacy of the Duke of Edinburgh will be celebrated at special displays at Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse this summer. Philip – the nation’s longest serving consort who died aged 99 on April 9 – was set to have marked his 100th birthday this Thursday. The two...

4th June 2021

Tomorrow is World Environment Day , and Gibraltar will be taking part in the day meant for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment. This year’s theme is 'Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.' Gibraltar’s size and number of residents may not be much when compared to the rest of the world but it can...

4th June 2021

An organised bike ride will take place tomorrow on June 5 to mark International World Bicycle Day. According to organisers OTWO and the Gibraltar Cycling Association, the day celebrates the uniqueness, durability and versatility of the bicycle and promotes it as a simple, sustainable means of transportation. “[Cycling] is good for physical and mental health,...

3rd June 2021

Cancer Survivors Day will be marked as an annual worldwide ‘celebration of life’ this Sunday, June 6. It’s a day for everyone to join in solidarity with cancer survivors around the world, firstly, to raise awareness of the ongoing challenges cancer survivors face on a daily basis and secondly and most importantly, to celebrate life....

26th May 2021

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo presented a miniature replica of The Keys to Gibraltar as a memento of the day when former Chief Minister Adolfo Canepa was bestowed the Freedom of the City of Gibraltar. At a reception following the conferment ceremony on Tuesday evening in front of the City Hall the Chief Minister paid tribute...

26th May 2021

By Scarlett Sangster Landing in Humberto Delgado Airport, it takes less than 20 minutes to get from the plane, through immigration and customs with my non-EU passport. Restrictions in Portugal include a six-person limit on gatherings indoors and outdoors. Shops and restaurants are all open, along with cinemas and theatres, though with reduced opening hours....

24th May 2021

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Holidaymakers are being urged not to jet off to amber list countries, including Spain. Business minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said scientists still think there is “too great a risk” in travelling to amber list countries for non-urgent reasons such as holidays. However, Spain’s tourism minister said the country was in...

23rd May 2021

The young men and women who will comprise of the lifeguards charged with keeping residents and visitors safe on Gibraltar’s beaches and pools have been selected for summer 2021. Sitting in the Department of Environment office is Eddie Asquez who has been responsible for taking the young adults through their paces, encouraging them along the...

19th May 2021

A five-day half ironman challenge, called ‘5 in 5’, began on Tuesday with the team eager to tackle the next four days. Adrian Lopez, Charles Harrison and Kieron Alvarez are Team 5 in 5 but this is not a challenge they are undertaking alone. Athletes from the cycling, running, and swimming community joined the men...

13th May 2021

Richard Garcia will be signing copies of his new book, which was published on Wednesday this week, at the Gibraltar Heritage Trust shop on John Mackintosh Square tomorrow from 10.30am to 12.30pm. The book is entitled Ordinary Life in Peace and War, 1749-1783. It is volume 2 of the trilogy that is entitled ‘In the...

12th May 2021

By Emily Beament, PA Environment Correspondent Rules to tackle puppy smuggling, make keeping primates as pets illegal and ban imports of hunting trophies are part of a new push to protect animals, ministers said. The Government is introducing a new law to recognise animals are sentient beings – which have feelings such as pleasure, pain...

7th May 2021

Often when I talk to people, I very quickly discover that I know just a small part of their lives. But on this occasion as I sat down with our guest this week, I already knew there was a lot of ground to cover. Eric Shaw first arrived in Gibraltar back in the sixties with...

7th May 2021

A group of Unite the Union activists and shop stewards were yesterday recognised for their longstanding commitment to the defence of workers’ rights in Gibraltar. During an emotional ceremony at Transport House, Unite’s Christian Duo presented two members, Joseph “Pepe” Peliza and Julio Pons, with the Unite (TGWU) Recognition award. Family members also accepted posthumous...

6th May 2021

By Tony Jones, PA Court Correspondent The Queen and the Prince of Wales have wished Archie Mountbatten-Windsor a happy second birthday. The royal family posted messages on social media on Thursday morning, alongside images of Archie when he was a baby. The son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex has spent much of his...

5th May 2021

Observing great apes tops many aspirational bucket lists, but how have our closest relatives been coping with Covid? Sarah Marshall finds out. Almost all behaviour is fascinating in the wildlife world, but there are still some things that should remain private. Crouched on bamboo slopes at the foot of East Africa’s Sabyinyo volcano, I stumbled...

4th May 2021

An exhibition reflecting on Gibraltar during the past year of the Covid-19 pandemic will be formally opened this evening. Chronicle reporter Eyleen Gomez spoke to Gibraltar Culture Services CEO Seamus Byrne and Head of Cultural Development Davina Barbara about the new exhibition. The time to reflect on the pandemic has come with a new exhibition...

3rd May 2021

By Neil Lancefield, PA Transport Correspondent Restrictions on foreign holidays should be maintained to protect the UK from Covid-19 variants, MPs have warned. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Coronavirus urged the Government to “discourage all international leisure travel”. But a travel firm boss said there has been “great progress” in countries such as Portugal...

22nd April 2021

Today is World Earth Day and this year’s theme is ‘Restore Our Earth’ which focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. The Chronicle aims to run a series of articles bridging World Earth Day to World Ocean’s Day on June 8 that hope to help address...

21st April 2021

The GHA is urging anyone who is interested in receiving a vaccine to register online by Friday, as Gibraltar’s Covid-19 vaccination programme is entering its final phase Two further small batches of the vaccine are expected to be delivered from the UK via the RAF, one next week, and another in early May. But, in...

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,...