https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/gibraltar/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:59:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/gibraltar/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:03:30 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=428728 TWO 16-year-old Gibraltarians have been caught breaking into Benalmadena’s long-shuttered Tivoli World amusement park in the early hours. Security cameras picked them up forcing open an emergency gate on the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/11/gibraltar-teens-arrested-in-spain-after-sneaking-into-long-closed-tivoli-amusement/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/sir-jeremy-hunt-headlines-gibunco-gibraltar-literary-festival/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/sir-jeremy-hunt-headlines-gibunco-gibraltar-literary-festival/#respond Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:17:59 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=427669 CONSERVATIVE MP and former Chancellor and Foreign Secretary, Sir Jeremy Hunt will headline the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary Festival (GGLF), as announced Wednesday by the Gibraltar Cultural Services (GCS). Hunt will]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/08/05/sir-jeremy-hunt-headlines-gibunco-gibraltar-literary-festival/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-iconic-europa-point-restaurant-faces-demolition-for-university-classrooms/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-iconic-europa-point-restaurant-faces-demolition-for-university-classrooms/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425943 GIBRALTAR’S Bistro Point restaurant, perched at Europa Point with commanding views across the Straits to Africa, is set to be demolished to make way for university classrooms. The revelation has]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-iconic-europa-point-restaurant-faces-demolition-for-university-classrooms/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-chief-minister-accused-of-helping-someone-close-to-him-jump-housing-queue-after-their-marriage-broke-down/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-chief-minister-accused-of-helping-someone-close-to-him-jump-housing-queue-after-their-marriage-broke-down/#respond Sat, 26 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425935 GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has been accused of intervening in government housing allocations to help someone ‘close’ to him jump the queue,  The allegation, from pressure group Action for Housing (AFH),]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/26/gibraltars-chief-minister-accused-of-helping-someone-close-to-him-jump-housing-queue-after-their-marriage-broke-down/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:31:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425752 THE mayor of La Linea has cast doubt on whether Spanish police will actually carry out double passport checks on passengers arriving at Gibraltar airport after the treaty is signed.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/la-linea-mayor-spanish-police-carrying-out-dual-checks-at-gibraltar-airport-once-treaty-is-signed-doesnt-make-sense/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/gibraltar-woman-charged-with-making-child-abuse-image-and-sharing-them-in-message-groups/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/gibraltar-woman-charged-with-making-child-abuse-image-and-sharing-them-in-message-groups/#respond Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:37:53 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425914 A 35-year-old Gibraltar woman has been charged with multiple offences relating to indecent images of children following an extensive police investigation. Sarah-Anne Mary Noguera appeared before the Magistrates’ Court this]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/25/gibraltar-woman-charged-with-making-child-abuse-image-and-sharing-them-in-message-groups/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spain-to-finally-recognise-gibraltar-airport-and-unlock-up-to-20000-passengers-daily/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spain-to-finally-recognise-gibraltar-airport-and-unlock-up-to-20000-passengers-daily/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425109 GIBRALTAR airport could be welcoming up to 20,000 passengers a day after Spain agreed to formally recognise the airstrip and treat it as part of the Schengen zone. La Linea]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/23/spain-to-finally-recognise-gibraltar-airport-and-unlock-up-to-20000-passengers-daily/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/in-pictures-spanish-frigate-escorts-largest-aircraft-carrier-in-the-world-past-gibraltar-as-us-strike-group-heads-east/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/in-pictures-spanish-frigate-escorts-largest-aircraft-carrier-in-the-world-past-gibraltar-as-us-strike-group-heads-east/#respond Mon, 21 Jul 2025 07:48:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=425047 THE world’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Saturday as it headed for a new deployment in the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/21/in-pictures-spanish-frigate-escorts-largest-aircraft-carrier-in-the-world-past-gibraltar-as-us-strike-group-heads-east/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/ex-police-chief-vindicated-in-war-with-gibraltar-govt-as-report-reveals-2m-pay-offs-to-outgoing-officers/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/ex-police-chief-vindicated-in-war-with-gibraltar-govt-as-report-reveals-2m-pay-offs-to-outgoing-officers/#respond Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424848 GIBRALTAR’S political turmoil has deepened following explosive revelations that the government authorised nearly £2 million in taxpayer money to outgoing police officers. The move has now been linked to so-called]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/19/ex-police-chief-vindicated-in-war-with-gibraltar-govt-as-report-reveals-2m-pay-offs-to-outgoing-officers/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/damning-report-reveals-gibraltars-system-of-patronage-as-13m-handed-out-to-loyalists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/damning-report-reveals-gibraltars-system-of-patronage-as-13m-handed-out-to-loyalists/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=424830 THE long-awaited Public Auditor’s report has finally landed – and its impact triggered an earthquake that has shaken the Rock to its core. While nominally covering the shockingly out-of-date financial]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/18/damning-report-reveals-gibraltars-system-of-patronage-as-13m-handed-out-to-loyalists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/wave-of-salmonella-poisonings-hit-gibraltar-authorities-hunting-for-common-source/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/wave-of-salmonella-poisonings-hit-gibraltar-authorities-hunting-for-common-source/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:11:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=423041 HEALTH authorities in Gibraltar are investigating a spike in salmonella food poisoning cases as they race to identify a potential common source behind the outbreak. The Gibraltar Health Authority (GHA)]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/07/wave-of-salmonella-poisonings-hit-gibraltar-authorities-hunting-for-common-source/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/mullins-it-over-everyone-loses-over-gibraltar-but-the-monkeys-couldnt-care-less/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/mullins-it-over-everyone-loses-over-gibraltar-but-the-monkeys-couldnt-care-less/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2025 09:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=422779 By Charlie Mullins READING the headline in the Olive Press – Surrender or Triumph I can’t help but come to the conclusion that like all the rest of Brexit the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/07/06/mullins-it-over-everyone-loses-over-gibraltar-but-the-monkeys-couldnt-care-less/feed/ 3 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spain-envisions-building-its-own-terminal-at-gibraltar-airport-in-a-joint-hub-of-over-120000-people/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spain-envisions-building-its-own-terminal-at-gibraltar-airport-in-a-joint-hub-of-over-120000-people/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421063 SPAIN is exploring plans to build its own passenger terminal at Gibraltar airport as part of proposals to create a cross-border transport hub serving more than 120,000 residents. The radical]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spain-envisions-building-its-own-terminal-at-gibraltar-airport-in-a-joint-hub-of-over-120000-people/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spains-la-linea-to-expand-vital-transport-link-as-gibraltar-deal-expected-to-turbo-charge-growth/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spains-la-linea-to-expand-vital-transport-link-as-gibraltar-deal-expected-to-turbo-charge-growth/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=421025 La Línea is pressing ahead with a major road expansion project as the border town prepares for an expected economic boom from the long-awaited Gibraltar deal. The town hall has]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/spains-la-linea-to-expand-vital-transport-link-as-gibraltar-deal-expected-to-turbo-charge-growth/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/in-pics-how-english-side-arsenal-stunned-spains-barcelona-to-win-womens-champions-league-with-exclusive-snaps-taken-by-gibraltar-photographer/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/in-pics-how-english-side-arsenal-stunned-spains-barcelona-to-win-womens-champions-league-with-exclusive-snaps-taken-by-gibraltar-photographer/#respond Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418905 THESE stunning pictures snapped by ace Gibraltar photographer Brandon Avellano show how Arsenal Women shocked Spanish rivals Barcelona to win their first Champions League title in 18 years. A goal]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/25/in-pics-how-english-side-arsenal-stunned-spains-barcelona-to-win-womens-champions-league-with-exclusive-snaps-taken-by-gibraltar-photographer/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/gibraltar-will-retain-full-control-over-its-own-border-checks-but-is-it-spanish-boots-on-the-ground/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/gibraltar-will-retain-full-control-over-its-own-border-checks-but-is-it-spanish-boots-on-the-ground/#respond Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:35:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418833 GIBRALTAR has moved to reassure residents that it will maintain complete control over its border operations under the new UK-EU trade and mobility agreement. It comes after concerns that the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/12/gibraltar-will-retain-full-control-over-its-own-border-checks-but-is-it-spanish-boots-on-the-ground/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/conclusive-political-agreement-border-to-vanish-with-dual-gibraltar-spain-checks-at-airport-and-port/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/conclusive-political-agreement-border-to-vanish-with-dual-gibraltar-spain-checks-at-airport-and-port/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 15:46:31 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418671 A BREAKTHROUGH has been reached in negotiations in Brussels that will see major changes for Gibraltar. The border with Spain will effectively disappear, replaced by a ‘dual Gibraltar-Schengen check’ system]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/conclusive-political-agreement-border-to-vanish-with-dual-gibraltar-spain-checks-at-airport-and-port/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/untrue-and-misleading-gibraltar-chief-minister-refutes-report-of-spanish-guards-controlling-border/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/untrue-and-misleading-gibraltar-chief-minister-refutes-report-of-spanish-guards-controlling-border/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:18:36 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418614 GIBRALTAR’s Chief Minister has publicly dismissed reports that the UK has agreed to hand control of the Rock’s border to Spanish or EU guards. Fabian Picardo described the claims as]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/untrue-and-misleading-gibraltar-chief-minister-refutes-report-of-spanish-guards-controlling-border/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/mayor-of-spains-la-linea-optimistic-gibraltar-deal-can-be-struck-and-save-his-town/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/mayor-of-spains-la-linea-optimistic-gibraltar-deal-can-be-struck-and-save-his-town/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 12:44:32 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418581 THE mayor of La Linea has declared himself ‘optimistic and expectant’ about today’s crucial Brussels meeting, desperately hoping that a Gibraltar deal can finally rescue his struggling border town after]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/mayor-of-spains-la-linea-optimistic-gibraltar-deal-can-be-struck-and-save-his-town/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/spanish-boots-on-the-ground-uk-to-hand-over-control-of-gibraltar-border-to-eu-and-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/spanish-boots-on-the-ground-uk-to-hand-over-control-of-gibraltar-border-to-eu-and-spain/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:17:58 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=418558 THE upcoming treaty set to be signed in Brussels today will reportedly hand control of the Rock’s border to European and Spanish authorities, according to reports in the British press.]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/06/11/spanish-boots-on-the-ground-uk-to-hand-over-control-of-gibraltar-border-to-eu-and-spain/feed/ 0