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.
SSAFA Gibraltar will hold a traditional Clotted Cream Tea Party at the Convent Cloisters on Saturday 7th June. There will be two sessions, one in the morning at 11.00 – 12.30 and an afternoon session from 1.30 – 3.00.
Western Beach consistently had excellent bacterial water quality prior to 2010. Since then, and especially during periods of rainfall in the winter months, there have been episodes associated with sewage discharges from a storm water drain from La Linea which significantly affected the bacterial water quality at this beach. Western Beach was however opened last summer due to bathing water quality being acceptable from an EU bathing water quality perspective during this period.
Accepting a promotion from Commander of British Forces in Gibraltar, to Rear Admiral on Flag Officer Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England and Flag Officer Reserves, the new CBF Commodore Ian McGhie MA RN will take up his post as from 5th August.