Hello there! Gibraltar Stories is back after an enforced break due to Coronavirus and all that that entails. Back in March, I was focusing on Women in Gibraltar as it was International Women's Day back then. I had planned to round off the series with a look back at a special conference which took place in Gibraltar.

Now, two months later than planned, I can bring you that episode. On 5th March, Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses and Women in Business Gibraltar hosted an International Women's Day conference onboard the Sunborn Yacht Hotel in Ocean Village.

Speakers at the event came from a wide range of different fields including business, health, broadcasting and the emergency services and spoke on many different topics. I went along to experience it for myself, and you can hear all about it in this episode.

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories Logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories Website.

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston

Throughout March Gibraltar Stories is focusing in on stories of Inspiring Gibraltar Women. So far, we have heard from the worlds of business and music, today it’s the turn of someone who has entertained and informed Gibraltar through theatre, broadcasting and print journalism.

This week, I am thrilled to be able to share the story of someone whom I admire a great deal – a person who loves telling people’s stories as much, if not more than I do. I feel extremely honoured that she agreed to tell me hers… This episode is dedicated to Alice Mascarenhas.

Alice once harboured the dream of becoming a Marine Biologist but life took her down a different path and led her into radio, she has presented the 'Centre Stage' show on Radio Gibraltar for the past 22 years, she also has a weekly column ‘Alice’s Table’ in the Gibraltar Chronicle and has published two books in the last year as well.

‘Alice’s Table’ a compilation of 13 months of Alice’s weekly columns from the Gibraltar Chronicle is available to buy from the Gibraltar Chronicle. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards a paid internship for a trainee journalist.

‘Elio Cruz - One Man, Many Talents’ is available for sale from the Gibraltar Fine Arts Gallery.

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from www.iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories website.

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com or look out for Gibraltar Stories on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston

In this week’s Gibraltar Stories ‘Inspiring Gibraltar Women’ episode you will hear from a truly inspirational young woman, Layla Bugeja. From opening the Main Stage at the Gibraltar Music Festival for Ricky Martin, to juggling her A-Level studies around her song writing and music commitments wandhat the future holds for her as she sets her sights on a move to Tennessee, Layla, at the age of just 18 has achieved so much already.

I was thrilled to be able to have a chat with Layla recently and not only that, she performed a couple of her newest songs for me too.

My thanks to Layla for finding time away from her school work and between gigs to speak to me.

If you would like to find out more about Layla, you can find her on Instagram @thelaylaroseband you can also hear songs by The Layla Rose Band on Spotify and Apple Music.

Layla's songs 'Soul on Fire' & 'I Stopped Fighting' were written and performed by her and they are included in this podcast with her permission.

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from www.iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories website.

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com or look out for Gibraltar Stories on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston

Hello and welcome to Gibraltar Stories. As this coming Sunday 8th March marks international women’s day I thought it appropriate to spend a few weeks speaking to some of the inspiring women I have met within the Gibraltar community while it has been my home. Over the coming weeks I hope to bring you some conversations with women from all walks of life in Gibraltar and give them a platform to speak about what they do.

The first inspiring Gibraltar woman I spoke to is Denise Matthews, a mother and (in her own words) ‘a feisty business woman’ with her own PR company, she is also chapter director of Start Up Grind Gibraltar, an organization which connects start-up businesses forging a community for entrepreneurs.

Denise recently won the Director of the Year award beating 600 other candidates at the annual Start-Up Grind global conference in San Francisco, she also becoming the first woman to hold the title.

To find out more about Denise and her businesses, please check out:

Denise Matthews’ PR company is One Media & Events https://www.onemediaevents.com/

Start Up Grind Gibraltar https://www.startupgrind.com/gibraltar/

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from www.iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories website.

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com or look out for Gibraltar Stories on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston

Hello there! Gibraltar Stories is back and what better way to kick off the new series than with an episode about the event which kick starts the Gibraltar social calendar each year – the Cavalcade. In this episode you can hear from Eric Abudharam, President of the Gibraltar Cavalcade Committee as well as some of the people who worked round the clock over the Christmas period to get their floats ready in time of the big night on 5th January.

My thanks to everyone who took the time to speak to me for this podcast including Eric Abudharam, Horace Bonfante & Amanda from Mount Alvernia & Meddoc, Syna Smith from the Balloqui Family & Europa FC float and Leno Bridges from the Glacis United float.

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from www.iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories website.

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com or look out for Gibraltar Stories on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.

In this, the final Gibraltar Stories episode of 2019, I’m sharing a Special Olympics story with you. This year has been an unforgettable one for the athletes involved in the 50th Anniversary Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. Back in March, nineteen athletes from Gibraltar travelled to the games and took part in a range of sports including athletics, swimming, golf and equestrian. One of those athletes was Julian De Las Heras, who won silver in golf. In this episode, Julian speaks about how Special Olympics has changed his life, we also hear from his golf coach and Special Olympics Gibraltar Executive Committee member Andrew Ramage.

For more information on Special Olympics Gibraltar, please visit: https://www.specialolympics.org/programs/europe-eurasia/gibraltar

My special thanks to Neil Warburton from iamunknown.com for designing the Gibraltar Stories Logo and creating the Gibraltar Stories website.

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories, please visit gibraltarstories.com

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.

In this, the third and final podcast episode looking at this year’s Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival, I speak to Richard Hamilton. Author of two books about Morocco and a former North Africa Correspondent for the BBC, Richard tells me about his affection for Tangier and the frustrations he experienced while researching this latest book ‘Tangier - From the Romans to the Rolling Stones’.

A magnet for creatives like William Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Henri Matisse and Brian Jones from the Rolling Stones, the city has captivated and inspired many visitors and some of their stories can be found in Richard’s book.

For more information on The Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival, please check out their website http://www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.com/

And you can find Richard Hamilton’s website here http://www.richard-hamilton.com/

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories and listen to all the other episodes, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.

Feminism, the life of John Buchan, the history and habits of our furry neighbours - the Barbary Macaques and a thriller set in Gibraltar all feature in this second episode looking at the 2019 Gibraltar International Literary Festival.

Now in its seventh edition, the festival draws writers and visitors from far afield as well as showcasing local talent. This year, forty speakers enthralled audiences with their take on the world and their literary works.

This week’s episode of Gibraltar Stories features conversations with Ursula Buchan, Paola Diana, Professor Larry Sawchuk & Professor Lianne Tripp and Kitty Sewell.

For more information on The Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival, please check out their website: http://www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.com/

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories and listen to all the other episodes, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.

Each year, in November Gibraltar becomes a hive of activity and intellectual discourse as the Literary Festival rolls into town. Now in its seventh edition, the festival draws writers and visitors from far afield as well as showcasing local talent. This year, forty speakers enthralled audiences with their take on the world and their literary works.

This week’s episode of Gibraltar Stories concentrates on some of the local writers who presented their work at this year’s festival.

For more information on The Gibunco Gibraltar International Literary Festival, please check out their website: http://www.gibraltarliteraryfestival.com/

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories and listen to all the other episodes, please visit www.gibraltarstories.com

Books written by the Gibraltar writers featured in this episode are available to buy from the Gibraltar Heritage Trust shop (https://shop.gibraltarheritagetrust.org.gi/) and the Gibraltar National Museum shop (https://www.gibmuseum.gi/)

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.

Each spring and autumn, Gibraltar is on the route for migratory birds either heading north into Europe or south into Africa. The Rock's geographical position and topography makes it an ideal route for crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.

Every year volunteer bird ringers travel to Gibraltar to help monitor the birds and track their health and progress. The base for this activity is the GONHS (Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society) Observatory & Field Centre at Jews Gate in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve.

In this podcast episode you can hear from some of the volunteers who make regular trips to Gibraltar to ring the birds as well as from Jill Yeoman from GONHS.

If you would like more information about GONHS or would like to volunteer for the organisation in future, please visit

www.gonhs.org

To find out more about Gibraltar Stories and listen to all the other episodes, please visit gibraltarstories.com

Music on this podcast is by DP Music on www.melodyloops.com mixed with Gibraltar atmospheric sounds.

Gibraltar Stories is produced, edited and presented by Lindsay Weston.