News from Gibraltar
As Spain’s longest running weekly English language newspaper, The Euro Weekly News provide their largely British expat readership with the latest news from home and abroad by covering and making accessible the latest stories. Whether this means translating Spanish news to English or reporting on British territory in Spain for Brits in Spain, they pride themselves on being the ‘people’s paper’.
Gibraltar plans lifetime cigarette ban for anyone born after 2008
A teenager turning 18 next year could legally buy cigarettes in many places, but not in Gibraltar if new legislation gets the go-ahead. Even at...
Gibraltar sets late 2027 start for 2,162 affordable homes on reclaimed harbour land
Gibraltar’s government has set out plans for a major new residential scheme on reclaimed land, with building work scheduled to begin in late summer 2027. The...
Young woman left horrified after Gibraltar restaurant receipt carries shocking racist slur
A meal out with a friend ended on an appalling note for a young woman in Gibraltar after she found a racist insult written on...
Proud to be British: HMS Queen Elizabeth opens its doors in Gibraltar
A huge British aircraft carrier, a clear blue sky and hundreds of people eager to step aboard made for a memorable Sunday in Gibraltar on...
Britons over 55 offered new route to Gibraltar residency as government changes rules
British retirees and financially independent people aged over 55's could soon have another way to make Gibraltar their home after the government announced plans to...
Verja is gone: Enter Gibraltar’s new high-tech watchmen
A Moroccan man banned from entering Gibraltar since 2019 has been arrested after being identified by police facial-recognition technology, while a second man has been...
Gibraltar is Spanish, says Nick Clegg’s wife, as her new party eyes Spain’s election
She's married to a former British deputy prime minister, yet when a Spanish TV interviewer asked whether Gibraltar is Spanish, Miriam González Durántez answered with...
UK-EU food deal could bring British sausages back to Gibraltar
British sausages and pies could become easier to find in Gibraltar if a new UK-EU food agreement removes some of the post-Brexit barriers affecting supplies...
Gibraltar to introduce a parking fee that depends on your number plate
Drivers heading to Western Beach in Gibraltar could soon have to pay to park, with vehicles carrying Gibraltar number plates set to be exempt from...
Gibraltar patients get good news as taxis to Spanish hospitals remain available
If you have ever had to arrange transport for a hospital appointment, you will know that getting there can sometimes be almost as stressful as...
Gibraltar cigarette prices soar by 46% as bargain-shopping appeal comes under pressure
Gibraltar has delivered a hefty shock to tobacco shoppers, with minimum prices rising by as much as 46 per cent and potentially changing the economics...
Gibraltar reminds everyone what country they are in with red phone boxes and London-style bus stops
As Gibraltar becomes physically and economically more connected to Spain, something rather British is appearing on its streets. Eight new red telephone boxes are planned to...
Secret Nazi plans to invade Gibraltar released in English for the first time.
For anyone living along or visiting the Costa del Sol, Gibraltar is a familiar sight on the horizon, but newly translated wartime files reveal just...
Gibraltar airport arrest after passenger caught with fake Dutch passport
Trying to board a flight to the UK with a false Dutch passport was never going to end well, but the way Gibraltar authorities uncovered...