A selection of the best articles about politics, business and life on the Rock from the last seven days.
Before this week’s round-up goes any further your correspondent wants to announce that Little Mix will be playing the Gibraltar Music Festival this year, as has just been confirmed by the Heatworld site. This is highlighted purely to prove we’re down with the kids, or it was until we realised that Little Mix has been running for almost half a decade. There are times when you just feel ancient.
Rather newer, but based on an old idea, the University of Gibraltar is readying itself for opening and former governor Lord Luce is going to be Chancellor, says Vox. Before term starts, students might like to get a bit of cardboard boat racing in, according to Euroweekly.
More seriously, Spain’s relations with Gibraltar may be improving further as the Mayor of La Linea had a good meeting with chief minister Fabian Picardo, says Spanish News Today. The economy is getting another boost as another gaming company moves in, the Olive Press tells us.
And as if to combine the education and economy themes, the Rock’s first School of Beauty is about to open, this story once again from the Olive Press. A strong economy looks set to grow further.