Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
The Government says that it is incredible that the Opposition should complain about the parking situation in and around the City Centre when the existing problem is linked directly to what it describes as their “lack of activity” on this front during the 15 years that they were in office.
The Government of Gibraltar has noted with regret, the decision taken by the Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) to close its Norwich and Peterborough branch in Gibraltar.
A statement released by No.6 said, ‘this is particularly so given that Parliament enacted the YBS Act, at their request following representations received by the Minister that the passing of the Act would not impact on staff, operations and customers in Gibraltar. This, clearly and unfortunately, has turned out not to be the case.
Reacting to the sudden news that Norwich and Peterborough Building Society is to close down by the end of the year, the Gibraltar Social Democrats have said that this is very bad news for Gibraltar coming so soon after the announcement by Barclays Bank.