The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia has said that although Gibraltar prefers a treaty to govern our relationship with the European Union, there are fundamental red lines which the Government is not prepared to cross in order to achieve it. Dr Garcia was speaking in Brighton today at the annual party conference of the U.K. Liberal Democrats.
The Minister for Traffic, Paul Balban, said that the Government’s traffic survey has almost been completed. He said that there were only a few more surveys to be conducted on bus routes. In total, over 6,300 roadside interviews have been conducted. Around 700 cyclists and pedestrians were interviewed, 2,500 have responded to the car parks questionnaires and a further 1,000 people have been interviewed on the bus routes and another 1,000 have answered questions during household interviews. The survey has covered all road users including visitors from across the frontier.
An aerial survey begins today when a Partenavia Vulcanair P68 Observer aircraft is scheduled to make two flights over Gibraltar at an altitude of 1500 feet.
Miss Gibraltar contestant Arian Barton (19) raised £532.05 for forces charity Help for Heroes. Arian came along to The Tower at HM Naval Base to present the money to WO1 Gary Mitchell who is the Gibraltar Co-ordinator for Help for Heroes.