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10th June 2020

JDC chairman Stephen Brown has described Gibraltar's Unlock the Rock programme as a positive step which provides optimism that the JDC events in November might still be hosted in Gibraltar. Reacting to the Chief Minister's announcement of the Unlock the Rock process the JDC it was "great news for the dart players who have partly...

10th June 2020

With Gibraltar in lock down, many are spending more time at home and looking for distractions. Kim Pecino is a librarian with experience in public and school libraries, and today she shared three book recommendations. The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead – This winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award chronicles a...

10th June 2020

By Laura Parnaby Royal Mail has launched a collection of new picture stamps to celebrate the legacy of the Romans in Britain. Eight stamp designs showing Roman artefacts and architecture across the country will be available on general sale from next Thursday. The stamps show Dover Lighthouse, Bignor mosaic, Caerleon Amphitheatre, Ribchester helmet, Bridgeness distance...

10th June 2020

By Aine Fox Students are being invited to apply for virtual internships this summer after a reported fall in confidence among young people around job prospects amid the coronavirus pandemic. Three-day internship experiences in areas such as technology, commercial law and investment banking will aim to help students gain skills and boost employability, the organisation...

9th June 2020

By Benjamin Cooper, PA London’s landmarks will be reviewed to ensure they reflect the capital’s diversity after protesters tore down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. Mayor Sadiq Khan’s office said London is “one of the most diverse cities in the world”, but recent Black Lives Matter protests have highlighted that the...

8th June 2020

After a pause since March following the lockdown across Gibraltar beach volleyball made a return last Friday, although in a restricted manner. The sport had gone through a positive surge which saw youngsters taking up the game and even seeing the President of European volleyball make a historic visit to Gibraltar just a month prior...

8th June 2020

Lowri Madoc grew up in the backstage of theatres, TV studios and film sets as she followed her famous parents Ruth and Philip Madoc. Now she has published a semi-autobiographical children’s book based on her childhood experiences called ‘Hetty Backstage’. The book published this month is the first of six children’s books, which Mrs Madoc...

8th June 2020

A Your Say poll for the Chronicle today offers a snapshot of changing attitudes to routine activities as Gibraltar eases out of lockdown, with nearly half of respondents admitting they were anxious about the weeks and months ahead. The poll explored how people felt about the changes to community life and asked whether they expected...

8th June 2020

By GHA Physiotherapy department and Health Promotion During this Covid-19 pandemic, many of us have been restricted in our movements, which makes it difficult to maintain the same level of activity. The GHA physiotherapy and occupational therapy teams have lent their expertise to the latest CovidFit campaign: Be CovidFit - Be a CHAMP Family The...

6th June 2020

Irene Byrne Catania finished active treatment for breast cancer in January and. this coming Thursday. will undertake a ‘Lunar Walk’ from Queensway to the Caleta and back. “I decided to walk a lunar walk as a ‘thank you’ to life as I felt I need to give back and, this way, I’m giving back by...

6th June 2020

By Henry Saker-Clark UK retailers saw record online sales last month as trading more than doubled but it still failed to offset the impact of empty high street stores, according to new figures. The BDO retail sales tracker for May revealed that online sales surged 129.5% higher compared with the same month last year –...

5th June 2020

By Ted Hennessey, PA Future mass protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in the US would be “unlawful” due to the current coronavirus restrictions, a senior Metropolitan Police officer has warned. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The health protection regulations are really clear...

5th June 2020

Corey Lawrence Alman has just launch his latest music project called LAW. Taken from his middle name LAW’s first single ‘I Still Believe’ has just been released and is now available on all social media downloading sites. Corey is well known locally for his other collaborations as a member of local bands Metro Motel and...

4th June 2020

By Alistair Mason, PA A mother is using Lego to teach her children about social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Cat Cook, 42, had been recreating movie scenes with Lego as a project with her son – who is seven and has a history of severe respiratory problems – and her daughter, four, during lockdown....

4th June 2020

By Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter The Duchess of Sussex’s impassioned black lives matter speech has been hailed as incredibly powerful, but could have been even more so if she had been a working royal, a royal commentator has said. Penny Junor said the address Meghan gave to her old high school about the death...

4th June 2020

Like an explorer standing on the top of an uncharted mountain I stood at the gates of O’Hara’s Battery feeling accomplished as I had just cycled up the Rock of Gibraltar. Except my accomplishment was not really warranted. I may have cycled up but there was no chance that would have happened had it not...

4th June 2020

Queues continue at supermarkets. This week I’ve been joking with friends that I’ve had years of practice at the frontier. But, the reality is it doesn’t make it any easier. We’re now also queuing for McDonald’s and if that wasn’t enough - in Warrington this week we saw a massive queue. It snaked all the...

3rd June 2020

By Alistair Mason, PA Buildings around the UK turned purple to honour the memory of George Floyd, whose killing in police custody has sparked protests in the United States. Mr Floyd, 46, died in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, sparking days of protests in cities...

3rd June 2020

By Tess de la Mare, PA An anti-racism campaign group is urging Britons to “take the knee” on their doorsteps for a socially distanced protest in solidarity with protesters in the US. Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) has organised the protest for 6pm on Wednesday as part of a day of action against discrimination in...

3rd June 2020

Gibraltar Cultural Services announced the winners of the Art and Short Story competitions for children and young people aged from School Years 2 to 13. The theme for both competitions was ‘The Frontline Workers’ with three winners in the Art Competition and four youngsters scooping a prize in the Short Story Competition. The winners for...

3rd June 2020

A Gibraltarian author who grew up heavily influenced by horror books and films has penned her debut horror novel titled ‘The Inheritance’. Set in a small town in America, Janine Galliano tells the story of Mike Gray who is mourning the loss of his father. Gray moves his family into his father’s childhood home in...

2nd June 2020

Opposition parties on Tuesday quizzed the Government of Gibraltar on its health and safety policies after four schools were shut due to the discovery of legionella bacteria in their water systems. The schools were shut as a precautionary measure after the bacteria was discovered during checks ahead of reopening the schools following the lockdown. But...

2nd June 2020

For Max Pizarro and Louise-Anne Mañasco, lockdown while living abroad in Dubai gave them time to “reset”, with both catching Covid-19 in March and spending five weeks in quarantine. The couple said they started isolation feeling rather “rotten” for a few days with the typical symptoms of headaches, dizziness, chest pains, coughing and fever, with...

2nd June 2020

With Gibraltar in lock down, many are spending more time at home and looking for distractions. Kim Pecino is a librarian with experience in public and school libraries, and today she shares three book recommendations. Vox by Christina Dalcher – Set in the United States, in a future not too distant, this dystopian science fiction...

1st June 2020

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Directors of public health have warned they are “increasingly concerned” the Government is making the wrong judgment by easing lockdown restrictions far too quickly. The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) said new rules, including allowing groups of up to six people to meet outdoors and in private...

1st June 2020

St Bernard’s Hospital was formally unveiled 15 years ago, and now all these years later the hospital and its staff have been aiding those who have fallen seriously ill with coronavirus. The Covid-19 pandemic has seen the hospital transform some of its wards during the lockdown in anticipation of a surge of cases. The Nightingale...

30th May 2020

Paris, late November 1924: at a café across the street from the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées sit three close friends. From their vantage point they see a crowd gathering. It is opening night, the latest production of avant-garde company Ballets Suédois, but as the friends know, the principle dancer has fallen ill and for this reason...

29th May 2020

By Sam Russell, PA A 40ft-long whale has washed up on a beach in Essex, with police advising people to keep away. The giant marine mammal, which is dead, was swept ashore at Clacton-on-Sea on Friday. Environmental group Big Blue Ocean Cleanup said it was a fin whale, which can grow up to 80ft in...

29th May 2020

By Luke Powell, PA The UK’s largest solar farm, which will generate enough power for more than 91,000 homes, is to be built in Kent despite concerns about the effect on the countryside. Developers said the 958-acre site, located in the village of Graveney, between Faversham and Whitstable, will help the UK achieve its climate...

29th May 2020

The Gibraltar FA have today, Friday, announced that local charity Help Me Learn Africa has been awarded Euro 50,000 by UEFA after being nominated by the Gibraltar FA. In a statement issued this morning the association explained that in January, the Gibraltar FA received a UEFA Circular relating to the UEFA Foundation for Children, an...