As long-stay patients move to Rooke, plans for new services at St Bernard’s Hospital

Applications open for third cycle of Skills for Care Apprenticeship

21st September 2026

Applications have opened for the third cycle of the Skills for Care Apprenticeship, a programme combining classroom training with practical experience in care settings. The scheme is being run by the Ministry of Equality, Employment, Culture and Tourism and the Ministry for Health and Care in collaboration with the Care Agency. The first cycle saw...

As long-stay patients move to Rooke, plans for new services at St Bernard’s Hospital

21st September 2026

Around 70 elderly long-stay patients currently in St Bernard’s Hospital will be moved to the Rooke facility leaving empty beds and the GHA Director General Paul Bosio has plans to repatriate services to Gibraltar in this space. The elderly patients account for around half the hospital bed space and their move to the Rooke will...

Growing pupil numbers prompt changes to St Martin’s School extension

20th September 2026

The Department of Education has submitted a minor amendments application with the Town Planner to create additional teaching space and expand the playground at St Martin’s School in response to a growing number of pupils. The minor amendments application is with respect to the full planning application that gained approval in July last year for...

Europa Point Lighthouse officially opens to the public

20th September 2026

Europa Point Lighthouse operated by Trinity House has officially opened to the public after a soft launch in August. The ceremony was led by Rear Admiral Iain Lower, Deputy Master of Trinity House, who reflected on a naval career that first brought him to Gibraltar in 1991 and on the personal significance of returning to...

La Linea museum launches third edition of previously unseen Cruz Herrera paintings

21st September 2026

The Museo Cruz Herrera is exhibiting 23 paintings by the prolific portraitist that have never had a public showing as part of the third edition of its Ineditos initiative which aims to bring his little-known works to greater prominence.  The museum has previously displayed collections of its prolific namesake’s work, such as an exhibition in January featuring portraits exclusively of blonde women.  Director Mercedes Corbacho said that around 40% of the museum’s Cruz Herrera paintings have never been exhibited publicly and...

Drugs-related offenders increasingly using military-grade weapons, Spanish prosecutors say

21st September 2026

The representatives of Fiscalía de Andalucía, Andalucía’s prosecution service, have all expressed “alarm” at the increasing number of military-grade firearms being discovered by police officers when raiding drugs caches.  The service’s latest report, Memoria de la Fiscalía del Estado which was published last week and covers the year 2025, also highlights a rise in the numbers of people arrested...

Interest rates held at 3.75% but Bank warns Iran war could mean future hike

17th September 2026

By Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter The Bank of England held interest rates at 3.75% on Thursday, but policymakers warned that pressure to raise rates is building as the Iran war goes on. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) said global energy prices were volatile and likely to push inflation higher by the end of the year than...

Ladbrokes owner Entain set to axe a fifth of customer care jobs globally 

16th September 2026

By Holly Williams, Press Association Business Editor  Ladbrokes owner Entain has revealed around 400 jobs are being cut worldwide, including some in Gibraltar, as it blamed increased gambling taxes and warned more could be at risk amid speculation over plans to double machine games duty in the Budget.  The group, which also owns brands including...