Upper Town Residential Parking Scheme Announced

Gibraltar Cultural Services has announced its Halloween and Midterm Cultural Programme, with activities for children, families and adults throughout October. The programme includes a murder mystery activity with Kitchen Studios, Halloween storytelling sessions, puppet-making and lantern workshops, a creative writing workshop led by Jackie Anderson, and a Culture Crawl exploring the history and street art of the south end of Main Street.

The recently announced series of fringe events at this year’s Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival includes Lines of Light – Haiku Project, an installation organised by the Gibraltar Heritage Trust at the Gibraltar Lighthouse which will invite visitors to create haiku poetry inspired by Europa Point's landscape, heritage and natural beauty, contributing to a growing community artwork throughout the festival. Participants will compose haikus and each handwritten poem will be added to the staircase creating a public authored installation.

The Government has opened a third round of applications for funding from the COVID-19 Fund, which supports projects benefiting Gibraltar’s health and care services.

Chief Minister Fabian Picardo married Anna Mihaela Bocse (née Caba) at The Convent yesterday. The civil ceremony was officiated by Speaker of Parliament Karen Ramagge Phillips.

Three additional events have been announced for the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival, all taking place at the Garrison Library on Tuesday 10th November.

The Income Tax Office has confirmed that its tax eService is back online following temporary disruption caused by service upgrades. Taxpayers can now use the online service to file their returns ahead of the 30th November 2026 deadline.

A seminar focusing on writing by women in Gibraltar took place yesterday evening at the John Mackintosh Hall. The seminar was followed by a recital of poems by women writers.

Minister for Tourism Christian Santos has presented Gibraltar’s Nature Positive Tourism pilot at the Tourism Innovation Summit in Seville.

The Royal Gibraltar Police and Gibraltar Defence Police have renewed their commitment to working together following the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding on 8th September.

An immersive poetry programme aimed at Year 9 students at Bayside and Westside Schools, led by writer Jonathan Teuma and the Department of Education, will be one of several fringe events organised as part of this year’s Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival.

The annual Autumn Classical Concert will take place at The Convent Ballroom on Wednesday 21st October at 8pm, organised by Gibraltar Cultural Services in conjunction with the Gibraltar Philharmonic Society.

The Convent Christmas Fair Committee has donated £1000 to MAG to support its work with local musicians and its Instrument Loan Programme.

Two of Westview Park’s four play areas are being relocated further south within the park as part of the ongoing reclamation works.

The Government has announced a new Residential Parking Scheme for the Upper Town, covering the area from Sacred Heart Church and Castle Road up to Willis’s Road by the Moorish Castle.

Ocean Village is supporting the University of Gibraltar’s marine science programmes by providing a complimentary berth at Ocean Village Marina for the University’s research vessels.

The Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival has announced a series of affiliate events taking place before and after the main festival, bringing together writers, artists, performers and students.

OTWO’s Sustainable Transport Campaign is continuing in 2026, with three buses carrying messages promoting sustainable transport, environmental awareness and wellbeing.

Minister for Environment John Cortes has promoted Gibraltar’s approach to protecting swifts during meetings with MEPs in Brussels.

A seminar focusing on writing by women in Gibraltar will take place tomorrow, Friday 9th October, at the John Mackintosh Hall. The event will be followed by a recital of poems and other literary extracts by women writers.

Gibraltar Cultural Services is asking the public to share photographs and memorabilia from past editions of the Gibraltar International Drama Festival ahead of a major exhibition in March 2027 marking its 70th edition.