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Complimentary screening of David Attenborough Ocean documentary in Gib

The Nautilus Project and Our Planet Orca will host a complimentary screening of Ocean with David Attenborough at the Charles Hunt Room in the John Mackintosh Hall on November 27. “The documentary presents a compelling exploration of the ocean as the planet’s primary support system and humanity’s greatest ally in the fight against climate catastrophe....

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JFDance Gibraltar wins European championship titles in Czech Republic

JFDance Gibraltar has won a series of world champion titles at the World Artistic Dance Federation European Dance Championships 2026 in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The dancers secured titles in several categories, including Juvenile Artistic Dance Show Solo, Juvenile Duos, Junior Trios, Junior Male Solo, Mixed Ages Large Group, Juvenile Modern Duos and Adult Modern Trios....

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RGP to hold training exercises in Upper Town

Royal Gibraltar Police officers will carry out a series of training exercises around the AquaGib Waterworks at Willis’ Road and the surrounding area on three Thursdays in November. The exercises will take place on November 5, November 12 and November 19, between 8am and 2pm. The RGP said the training formed part of routine exercises...

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Peter J Isola Foundation donates £6,000 to GBC Open Day

The Peter J Isola Foundation has donated £6,000 to the GBC Open Day after its annual five-a-side football tournament raised £4,265, with the Foundation topping up the sum to mark the event’s sixth year. A total of 17 teams took part in the tournament last Friday, with Senate retaining the title after beating RBS International...

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CAMPO - La Línea to approve record €73 million budget for 2027

La Línea city council is set to approve a record €73 million budget for expenditure in 2027 this week, with a projected surplus of €350,000.  The net budget stands at €62 million, which does not include €11 million of funding allocated to domiciliary care and assistance paid directly to the council by the Junta de...

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Campo industries employed more than 12,000 people in 2025

The Campo de Gibraltar’s industrial sector gave employment to more than 12,000 people, according to the newly published report for 2025 by the Asociación de Grandes Industrias (AGI).  The report provided details of that statistic, breaking it down into those employed directly (4,118) and employees of companies providing services to the sector (7,989, of which...

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CAMPO - Jacinto Muñoz sworn in as Algeciras mayor after vote of no confidence in Landaluce

Jacinto Muñoz Madrid has been sworn in as mayor of Algeciras after a motion of no confidence in his predecessor, Jose Ignacio Landaluce, and proposing Mr Muñoz successfully passed throught the council legislature.  Mr Muñoz secured 15 votes in favour, including 12 from councillors of the Partido Popular (PP) and three from Vox, with PSOE...

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CAMPO - First phase of La Línea’s Princesa Sofía park refurbishment complete

La Línea city council has signed off on the first phase of the Princesa Sofía park this week, with councillor for infrastructure Yolanda Fernández making a final inspection tour before work began on phase two.  The park now boasts a perimeter fence and gates, two ponds, a new children’s play area and the planting of...