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Gorham’s provides ‘dramatic backdrop’ for BBC Horizon film
BBC television’s Horizon team has been filming in Gibraltar in both Gorham’s and Vanguard caves for a one-hour Horizon programme in the current series expected to air sometime in September....
GOVERNOR’S FIRST OFFICIAL CONVENT GUARD MOUNT
Governor Edward Davis held the Keys of Gibraltar up high in salute during the first Ceremonial Guard Mount of 2016 and his first official Guard Mount since his arrival on the Rock. Alongside him on...
A simply stylish wedding in Gibraltar
And for decades Gibraltar has been luring in couples from all over the the world to tie the knot. John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s rather impromptu registry office affair might be the most famous, but...
Gibraltar is flying high
Gone is the grey military look of old, replaced by smart glass and chrome office skyscrapers, while even its famous Barbary macaques have been given their marching orders out of town and back to...
Shop around the Rock!
What was once a mecca for Brits seeking home comforts at Morrisons has developed into an altogether more sophisticated retail therapy experience. And with border queues becoming a thing of the...
Neanderthal abstract art found in Gibraltar cave
The oldest known example of abstract art has been discovered in a cave in Gibraltar. The work, a series of criss-crossed lines cut into stone, was carried out 40,000 years ago. The work was...
Thirty troublesome Gibraltar monkeys to be deported to Scottish safari park
Thirty of Gibraltar’s most troublesome monkeys are to be banished to Scotland, in a bid to reduce the disruption the animals cause. The wild Barbary macaques will be flown to Blair Drummond...
Gibraltar to turn wartime tunnels into wine vaults
It’s home to Europe’s only population of wild monkeys and a labyrinth of tunnels that criss-cross through its limestone rock. Gibraltar could soon also be home to investment-grade wine from...
Gibraltar ends annual balloon release on environmental grounds
Gibraltar has ended a 24-year tradition of releasing thousands of white and red balloons on its national day after campaigners warned of the impact on marine life. The British overseas...
GIBRALTAR: 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROCK
Britain has 300 years of sovereignty over the Rock and almost all of its inhabitants want to remain with Britain. And why would Britain abandon it? It has monkeys. It has rock'n'roll history. It has...