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18th November 2018

Motor biker Stephen Matthews recently departed Gibraltar to cross the Strait into Morocco as he continues his journey around the world on two wheels. Mr Matthews is raising money for Katharine House Hospice in the UK, a place that took care of his mother as she fought the battle she eventually lost with cancer. He...

17th November 2018

Are you a keen traveller? Or do you enjoy short weekend breaks up the coast? The Chronicle’s weekly travel feature is open for local writers to share their experiences of the places they visit. Chuck, a 53 Harley rider spotted me in the lift of my Las Vegas hotel, New York New York in my...

16th November 2018

Minister for Economic Development Sir Joe Bossano formally opened the NatWest International Line Wall Road branch yesterday morning following a million pound investment in the premises. The bank is also celebrating 30 years on the Rock. Head of Corporate and Commercial at the bank, David Bruce, welcomed Sir Joe, staff and customers and gave them...

14th November 2018

Europa’s Thift Shop, which closed its doors for the last time earlier this year, has donated the last of monies raised to five charities. A final amount of £4500 has been divided between five charities: Red Cross Gibraltar, Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park, Childline Gibraltar, Gibraltar Alzheimers and Dementia Society and the RAF 100 Appeal, all...

13th November 2018

Former Gibraltar police dog Enzo has passed away, the dog section of Derbyshire police recently confirmed over Twitter. German Shepherd Enzo was previously known as Zulu when he patrolled the Rock with PC Gerry Martinez, who now handles PD Stig. The dog section at the UK constabulary has its own twitter handle, @DerbysDogPolice with 115,000...

11th November 2018

By Jasmine Mahtani, Ana Thoppil Poyatos, Anna Grech, Gabriella Chipol, Brielle Gafan, Eliza Triay, Mathew Porter, Francis Devincenzi, Adam Rocca, Nicholas Rocca, Jerome Gerada and Leon Wellstead Introduction Brexit has major implications for Gibraltar and it places us ultimately in a precarious position. Therefore, the start of our political journey was ignited by a myriad...

11th November 2018

The special Hindu week of Diwali is celebrated this week, with the key rituals of the festival being held on Wednesday. Diwali is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year and will be celebrated with equal importance here in Gibraltar. The festival is marked over five days with the day of the no...

10th November 2018

by Priya Gulraj and Gabriella Peralta On the eve of tomorrow’s 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, a local man paid tribute to his great uncle who was killed in action just nine days before Armistice Day in 1918. Corporal Richard James Brown, who served with the Lancashire Fusiliers, died at the...

10th November 2018

Tarifa is taking steps to move away from vehicles and encourage sustainable transport, in a bid to improve quality of life for locals and the thousands of foreigners who visit in search of wind and waves. With an eye on preserving its beautiful historical centre from the impact of cars, the city as refocused its...

9th November 2018

The Gibraltar Health Authority’s School of Health Studies, St George’s University of London and Kingston University London have conferred nineteen degrees on students and staff from the GHA and the Care Agency, at a graduation ceremony held at the Rock Hotel yesterday. The Minister for Health, Care and Justice Neil Costa addressed those in attendance,...

7th November 2018

By Huw Jones There is no threat to European Union financial stability from insurers in Britain and Gibraltar that have yet to shift contracts with EU customers to the bloc in case of a hard Brexit, an EU watchdog said on Monday. The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) said the biggest insurers in...

6th November 2018

By Dave Higgens, Press Association A campaign is being launched to make sure all maternity wards across the UK have access to machines which detect heart defects in newborns. The charity Tiny Tickers says its Test for Tommy campaign is a key part of its mission to ensure that no baby will die from an...

5th November 2018

Gibraltar-based Lottoland has launched an educational ‘youth gaming’ awareness programme in conjunction with the Department for Education, in a bid to help mitigate the risks posed by online gaming trends among young people today. According to Lottoland, its P.A.R.E.N.T initiative will support parents, educators and youth representatives across the board to educate, inspire and empower...

5th November 2018

The Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park held a Halloween Open Day that featured a fancy dress competition, games, food, art classes, a raffle and a bouncy castle. Swarms of Draculas, Harry Potter characters, skeletons and spiders descended on the Alameda Wildlife Conservation Park some bringing with them their carved out pumpkin for the animals to enjoy....

4th November 2018

Gibraltar’s contributions to the war effort is the focus of a new exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One. The exhibition has been compiled by the National Archives, under the direction of Archivist Anthony Pitaluga it is being held at the John Mackintosh Hall and will remain open to the...

4th November 2018

The Cwmbach Welsh Choir, who will soon celebrate their 100th anniversary, gave a performance on the Rock as part of their annual international tour. The Choir has worked with the Rotary Club Gibraltar to organise a charitable event in aid of ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that provides temporary shelter and lifesaving supplies to...

3rd November 2018

The perils of altitude sickness became all too real for local adventurer Mark Randall, who had to be airlifted off a mountain in the Himalayas in a life-saving mission during a gruelling hike. Mr Randall was rushed to Ciwec Hospital in Kathmandu after days of pain when undertaking the strenuous ‘Three Passes Trek’ with fellow...

2nd November 2018

The GHA will conduct a detailed study of new UK regulations relaxing the rules on prescribing unlicensed cannabis medicines to patients, before considering whether to follow suit in Gibraltar. Any subsequent recommendations will be referred to Gibraltar’s Drugs Advisory Committee within the next few weeks, a Gibraltar Government spokesman told the Chronicle. This follows the...

1st November 2018

Are you a keen traveller? Or do you enjoy short weekend breaks up the coast? The Chronicle’s weekly travel feature is open for local writers to share their experiences of the places they visit. /strong> By Anna Garcia The Lake District as summed up by one of its own children, William Wordsworth, is “the loveliest...

1st November 2018

From the Rock to the City, is a new joint exhibition which opens today in the City of London. Fea-turing the works of four artists in including Paul Cosquieri and Karl Ullger it will be held in the offices of EC3 Legal. Leadenhall Street, opposite the landmark building, Lloyd’s of London brings together artists from...

31st October 2018

The 52-strong Welsh Cwmbach Male Choir performed at the Cathedral of Holy Trinity yesterday. The charitable event was organised by the Rotary Club Gibraltar. The proceeds of the event will be donated to ShelterBox, an international disaster relief charity that provide temporary shelter and lifesaving supplies to displaced families. Pic by Johnny Bugeja

30th October 2018

Hundreds of dragonflies were spotted on the Rock yesterday on their migratory journey south. Migrant Hawkers are often sighted as far north as England and Wales but are common in the Mediterranean and North Africa too. October is usually a good month for spotting the Migrant Hawker dragonfly in Gibraltar, said Dr Keith Bensusan, Director...

27th October 2018

The Governor of Gibraltar, Lieutenant General Edward Davis, met with local mountaineer retired Major James Gracia yesterday ahead of his challenging attempt to reach the summit of Ama Dablam, a 6,812m-high mountain in the Himalayas. Mr Gracia will climb the mountain in eastern Nepal next month in aid of the Gibraltar Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society...

26th October 2018

By Emily Beament, Press Association Environment Correspondent As many as 1.5 million properties in England will be in areas at significant risk of coastal flooding by the 2080s as sea levels rise, the Government's climate advisers have warned. Some 1.2 million homes will be among the buildings at risk of coastal flooding, while 100,000 properties...

26th October 2018

An exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One was last night launched by Deputy Chief Minister Joseph Garcia. The exhibition, which has been complied by the Gibraltar National Archives and Archivist Anthony Pitaluga, includes photographs, films and artefacts relating to Gibraltar’s involvement in the war. The idea of the exhibition...

25th October 2018

By Ella Pickover, Press Association Health Correspondent A young adult is diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) every four minutes in England, health officials have said. Public Health England (PHE) said there were 144,000 cases of chlamydia or gonorrhoea diagnosed among people aged 15 to 24 last year - the equivalent of almost 400...

25th October 2018

Tuesday night proved a night of real nostalgia as the group The Odds reunited after 51 years. The occasion was the launch of a new book on Gibraltar titled ‘A Boy from Red Sands’ written by local musician and singer Henry Valerga. Grand Battery House was packed with friends and family who enjoyed renditions of...

25th October 2018

By Lynsey Bews, Political Reporter, Press Association Scotland A no-deal Brexit may be the "most likely outcome" of the UK's negotiations with the EU, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has told MSPs. The Prime Minister said that while the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the bloc are 95% agreed, there remains an "impasse" over the...

24th October 2018

By Andrew Woodcock, Press Association Political Editor The head of the civil service, Sir Jeremy Heywood, has announced his retirement in order to concentrate on his recovery from cancer. Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed acting Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill, who has been standing in for Sir Jeremy since he took leave of absence...

24th October 2018

By Jennifer McKiernan, Elizabeth Arnold and Harriet Line, Press Association Political Staff A Bill aiming to modernise abortion law is unlikely to win the Government support it needs to become law, Downing Street has indicated. Labour MP Diana Johnson won support for her Abortion Bill by a majority of 85 MPs, including Conservative ministers. But...