Upper Town Residential Parking Scheme Announced

The Department of the Environment is asking the public to report sightings of House Buntings in Gibraltar, following reports of a group of three in the Europa Point area.

UDAYA Beach Club is launching a new Wednesday Kids Club for children, with activities including arts and crafts, treasure hunts, science experiments and games. Sessions run from 5pm to 7pm and cost £12 per class or £50 for a five-week package. The first session takes place on Wednesday 14th October.

The GSD has co-opted Edgar Lavarello and Erika Pozo onto its Executive.

Minister for Education John Cortes met with the Head Students of Gibraltar College, Westside and Bayside last week to discuss issues affecting students.

Trino Cruz has taken part in the Patras World Poetry Festival 2026, with his participation supported by Gibraltar Cultural Services.

The Royal Gibraltar Police Economic Crime Unit has hosted a workshop on proliferation financing in collaboration with Sanctions SOS, bringing together representatives from law enforcement and other relevant agencies.

Daniel Carretero and Donovan Fernandez have taken first and second place respectively in the Gibraltar Training Centre’s Painter of the Year Competition 2026.

Fifteen Royal Gibraltar Police officers and two Gibraltar Defence Police officers have qualified as Licensed Search Officers after completing a specialist training course delivered by instructors from the UK’s Police National Search Centre.

Lord Digby Jones will take part in the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival 2026, which runs from 9th to 15th November.

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.