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 Chamber and its members say that they are relieved that the Government is keeping to its manifesto commitment of not increasing the costs of water or electricity. The Chamber also welcomes the fact that there has been no increase in social insurance costs for employers.
Four Police Officers from the Metropolitan Police Service in the UK drove from London to Gibraltar in a modified Suzuki Jeep in aid of the Help for Heroes charity.
Andy Le Geyt, Max Chung, Daniel Wickham and Milad Amini raised £1,750 for the charity by doing something different. They went about hatching a plan, Andy Le Geyt says:
Press Release from Government is relation to the closure of St Mary's First School:
“St Mary’s First School suffered some flooding overnight as the result of a burst water pipe. Given that this occurred on the last teaching day of the term, disruption has been kept to a minimum.