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30th January 2020

By Tom Pilgrim, PA The last surviving fighter pilot ace who fought against the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War has died. Wing Commander Paul Farnes was among the 3,000 airmen who defended the skies above southern England for three-and-a-half months in 1940. The group are remembered as The Few,...

30th January 2020

By Douglas Barrie, PA Scotland A hedgehog has fully recovered after being found almost completely bald from a severe infection. The creature was found in Comrie, Perth and Kinross, and taken to the Scottish SPCA national wildlife rescue centre at Fishcross on November 10 last year. Named Ratty by the animal welfare charity's staff, he...

30th January 2020

The morning session of Gib Talks will see eight speakers take to the stage in the John Mackintosh Hall to share their stories this Saturday. The event that begins at 10am will see speakers talk for 15 minutes and Vox Pop speakers have a time slot of 10 minutes. In today’s edition the Chronicle takes...

29th January 2020

The pupils at St Joseph’s Primary school presented letters to the managers of local supermarkets making an urgent call for more novel ways to reduce their use of plastic. Representatives from Eroski, Coviran and Morrisons were at the school yesterday morning to speak to the students in person. While welcoming the managers to the school,...

29th January 2020

Fans of the cult BBC science fiction series Dr Who will know that one of the most striking features of the TARDIS (“Time And Relative Dimension in Space”), the doctor’s time machine, was how much larger it was inside than it appeared from the outside. I reckon that our football manager in the early-seventies must...

28th January 2020

By Marlene Hassan Nahon Yesterday, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marks the 75th anniversary of the Liberation of German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, Auschwitz. A visit to Auschwitz marked my life too, some five years ago. As a Jewish woman, it channelled a sense of heightened empathy with the atrocities committed behind those ghastly walls,...

28th January 2020

Sir Joe Bossano, Minister for Economic Development, Enterprise, Telecommunications and the Gibraltar Savings Bank, visited the 18th edition of the Gibraltar International Chess Festival. On day four of the Gib Masters he made the opening move at the start of play between Ivan Cheparinov from Georgia and Maksim Chigaev from Russia. He told the packed...

28th January 2020

By Laura Parnaby British slaughterhouses are killing more animals for meat every year to supply the overseas market, despite the increasing popularity of plant-based lifestyles in the UK. Almost 28.8 million farm animals were killed for meat in 2019, marking an increase of 5.4% in two years, Government figures show. On average, 78,900 cows, sheep...

28th January 2020

This year’s Youth Arts Jamboree, a cultural development programme dedicated to young people, will be begin next month. The programme is organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services and activities offered are all geared for children and young people aged between two and 25 years old. The Jamboree will be held from February 17 to March 6,...

27th January 2020

The chief executive of the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission, Kerry Blight, has vowed to repair the relationship between the regulator and Gibraltar-based business with a more collaborative, empathetic and streamlined approach, even while warning there will be no softening of regulatory standards in a post-Brexit world. Mr Blight was speaking after announcing a wide-ranging shake-up...

27th January 2020

By Laura Elston The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's official wedding souvenirs no longer feature in the Royal Collection's online shop in the wake of Harry and Meghan's decision to quit royal life. Released ahead of the couple's 2018 nuptials, the commemorative range included a fine bone china coffee mug, a tankard and a plate,...

25th January 2020

As a young boy Willie Chiappe has a vague idea of a rather short gentleman singing rather well in the Theatre Royal. The year was 1947. The man the great tenor Beniamino Gigli. Willie was in the theatre, outside the demand had been so great there were crowds wanting to listen to him and the...

25th January 2020

By Lisa Salmon Children benefit hugely from learning to make music - not only from the joy music can bring to them and others, but also from the way music-making can boost wellbeing, academic attainment and personal development. On a happy note, research by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra has shown the majority of children -...

24th January 2020

By Eyleen Gomez and agencies UN Patron of the Oceans, Lewis Pugh, has become the first person to swim under an Antarctic ice sheet, wearing just a pair of trunks, cap and goggles. Mr Pugh, 50, swam for 10 minutes and 17 seconds in the river underneath the melting ice sheet. The swim formed part...

24th January 2020

The world’s most senior spiritual leader for Sephardi Jews, the Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, was in Gibraltar this week to visit the Rock’s Jewish community. The visit coincided with the completion of a seven and a half year learning cycle of the Talmud, which has been completed by a number of...

24th January 2020

By Nina Massey He may have lay silent for 3,000 years, but now the voice of a mummified Egyptian priest can be heard once again. The sound of Nesyamun has been reproduced as a vowel-like sound that loosely resembles a protracted sheep's bleat. The priest lived during the politically volatile reign of pharaoh Ramses XI...

24th January 2020

By Lisa Salmon Kidney cancer is on the rise globally and in the UK, yet many people are unaware of the warning signs. To mark Kidney Cancer Awareness Week (February 3-7), the Kidney Cancer UK charity is seeking to help tackle this, by highlighting potential symptoms of the disease and the risk factors that could...

23rd January 2020

Clubhouse Gibraltar unveiled its new premises in Main Street during an emotional opening presentation today. Clubhouse CEO Emily Adamberry Olivero called the premises a “dream come true” and thanked everyone who has supported the charity, at the packed opening event. For Ms Adamberry Olivero mental health is very close to her heart, and a field...

23rd January 2020

By Alison Kershaw, PA Education Correspondent More than a quarter of young people are not getting enough sleep, a study has found. A lack of rest leaves youngsters feeling sleepy and unable to concentrate on their schoolwork, according to the latest Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) in England report. It also indicates that increasing...

23rd January 2020

The Gibraltar Pro Life Movement and Gibraltar for Yes, the two opposing groups in the abortion campaign, have announced their campaigns ahead of the abortion referendum this March. The referendum set to be held on Thursday, March 19, will see Gibraltar vote on whether to enact legislation amending the Crimes Act to allow abortion under...

23rd January 2020

Clubhouse’s new premises in Main Street will be formally unveiled today, with refurbishments focusing on privacy for those seeking support for mental health issues. One of the main concerns in the old premises at Wellington Front was the lack of privacy, which pushed many away from visiting Clubhouse, its CEO Emily Adamberry Olivero told the...

22nd January 2020

By Douglas Barrie, PA Scotland The first paediatric operating room in a refugee camp is to be build by a Scottish charity, it has been announced at the World Economic Forum. Edinburgh-based Kids Operating Room (KidsOR) was founded by Garreth and Nicola Wood and has already installed 25 paediatric operating rooms in 11 countries across...

22nd January 2020

Clubhouse Gibraltar has announced their new premises at 304A Main Street will be formally opened on January 23. The new premises will now offer adequate facilities to provide three work units: business and administration, hospitality and charity shop. Clubhouse’s mission is to provide support and opportunities within a structured work ordered day. The Clubhouse model...

22nd January 2020

By Hannah Stephenson If you're looking for inspiration, colour, or just a lovely day out, there are plenty of flower shows and other horticultural events to mark on your calendar this year. Here's a look at some of the best and brightest gardening shows and festivals on the line-up for 2020... Daffodil delights To mark...

21st January 2020

Special Olympics Gibraltar will once again be hosting the Gareth Cowin Futsal Tournament this weekend when teams from Special Olympics Isle of Man and Algeciras will be visiting to battle it out against Special Olympics Gibraltar in the 6th year of this event. Having won for the last 3 years there will be a lot...

21st January 2020

By Patrick Daly, PA Political Correspondent Emily Thornberry said she would "frighten the life out of" Boris Johnson if she became the next Labour leader. In a pitch to party members, the shadow foreign secretary accused the Prime Minister of having a "woman problem" and said she is the best candidate to take him on...

21st January 2020

‘Gibraltarian genius’ Elio Cruz will be bestowed the Gibraltar Medallion of Honour posthumously, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo announced yesterday at the launch of the exhibition ‘One Man Many Talents’. The exhibition held in John Mackintosh Hall celebrates the artistic life of Elio, who was known locally for his music and plays. The artistic life of...

21st January 2020

Young chess players watched on as the 12th World Champion and Grandmaster Anatoly Karpov recreated a chess match from the 1970s during a masterclass in the Gibraltar International Chess Festival The youngsters were sat on the edges of their seats, keen to listen and learn from Mr Karpov. Recreating the match from memory, Mr Karpov...

21st January 2020

The Duke of Sussex has said that he and his wife were standing down from the royal family with "great sadness", but there was "no other option". Harry said he and Meghan had hoped to continue serving the Queen, the Commonwealth and his military associations, without any public funding, but this was not possible. In...

20th January 2020

By Michael Drummond, PA South East Correspondent A British mother who spent years on the run with her two children before washing up in an inflatable dinghy on the island of Jersey has walked free from court. Teacher Lauren Etchells fled Canada with her young daughter, leaving the girl's other mother distraught and local police...