Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...after being notified just after 5pm that the Protección Civil car had been seen driving in Gibraltar, and they found it parked in Governor's Lane. The occupants of the vehicle were taken for questioning and were later escorted to the border. The
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
...government's concerns over Brexit and its effects on both sides of the border, so this meeting was a chance to catch up after the Gibraltar elections and discuss the latest developments regarding Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. As mayor of the ... town on the Spanish side of the border, which is crossed by over 14,000 people every day, Juan Franco is particularly concerned about the border remaining free-flowing after Brexit, and protecting the rights of the workers. Juan Franco said later ... that the meeting with the chief minister had been "productive"On Saturday, he and other mayors of towns in the Campo de Gibraltar took part in a protest organised by the Acsteg cross-border workers association in La Línea, calling for a "humanitarian"
Local
ALBERTO GÓMEZ
The dispute over the boundary between Benalmádena and Fuengirola will be resolved by the Junta de Andalucía in the near future, probably by the end of this month, but it looks as if the regional government will base its decision on the document from
National
SUR
Protesters blocking a motorway in northern Catalonia this week have caused millions of euros worth of damage and lost business for transport companies. On Monday and Tuesday the AP-7 motorway at the French border was blocked and on Wednesday the
Gibraltar
Debbie bartlett
Those who missed the exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the border closure can now see it on a video produced by the Gibraltar National Archive. The film can be found on the Archive website www.nationalarchives.gi, together with the video
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Vox received more votes than any other party in Algeciras and came second in La Línea de la Concepción. Its leader, Santiago Abascal, has often threatened to close the border with Gibraltar if he comes to power.
Gibraltar
DEBBIE BARTLETT
On 8 June 1969 Spain closed the border with Gibraltar. The decision came when General Franco was angered at the prospect of Gibraltar's new Constitution. He feared this would negatively effect Spain's sovereignty claim over the Rock, which had been ... ceded to Britain in perpetuity under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. According to the press of the time, which of course was State-controlled, the drastic decision to close the border and cut off all types of communication with Gibraltar was welcomed ... La Línea were also working in shops and as bakers, electricians and mechanics etc in Gibraltar. They all had to leave before the border closed: absolutely nobody was to be allowed to cross, under any circumstances, and all communications and
Gibraltar
DEBBIE BARTLETT
On 8 June 1969 the Spanish authorities closed the border with Gibraltar, beginning years of hardship and separated families which finally came to an end when the frontier was reopened to pedestrians at the end of 1982, and fully in 1985, as a
Travel
Mark Nayler
...region's fascinating history, which has resulted in a split cultural and linguistic identity. Nestling under the austere peaks of the Austrian-Italian border, South Tyrol was a German-speaking Austrian-Hungarian princely territory until annexed to Italy
Local
JOSÉ LUIS PIEDRA
...government had announced a plan with 112 measures to reduce the impact on Brexit on the region, especially at La Línea and the Campo de Gibraltar, where over 15,000 people a day cross the border to work in Gibraltar. He also said that he would travel to the