The Health Authority has announced the £38 million purchase of the Rooke Elderly Care Home, with plans to operate the 218-bed facility with GHA staff. Ros Astengo will take us through the latest developments and the complicated history of the home over the past six years.

We’ll be live at the University of Gibraltar for the 30th Calpe Conference, marking 100 years since the discovery of the Gibraltar 2 Neanderthal skull, and a decade since the Gorham’s Cave Complex became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

And September is Heart Awareness Month, with the Gibraltar Cardiac Association also celebrating its tenth anniversary. We speak to Gibraltar Cardiac Association representatives Sueyenne Catania and Nati Fortuna, cardiac patient Tony Loddo, and retired Cardiac Specialist Nurse Gerry Fortuna, who was instrumental in establishing Gibraltar’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre.

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Gibraltar’s property market is showing signs of renewed confidence following the treaty.

It’s the start of World Alzheimer’s Month. We’ll be discussing dementia awareness with the GHA’s Karen Truman and the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Society’s Jeanette Ochello.

We’ll have all the latest sporting news, including James Scanlon’s move to Premier League champions Arsenal, European go-karting success for 14-year-old Ivan Gonzalez-Ellul, and Calpe Rowing Club preparing to celebrate its 150th anniversary.

The Gibraltar Legal Walk returns tomorrow, raising money for the GBC Open Day Fund. We’ll hear from organisers Nick Borge, Paul Grant and Emma Lejeune.

Ten colourful macaque sculptures have been turning heads around Gibraltar this summer. We’ll find out more about the community art project.

And, as students return to school, we’ll look back at another successful GSLA Summer Sports Programme. The GSLA's Reagan Lima and Sean Morillo will join us later.

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Lincoln Red Imps have reached the UEFA Conference League league phase for the third time. Trailing two-nil from the first leg, Lincoln came from behind away to Larne in Northern Ireland, winning 3-0 after extra time to take the tie 3-2 on aggregate. Jose Mari Ruiz told us more as well as the rest of the sports news.

We're looking ahead to the 30th Calpe Conference happening next week on the Rock. Neanderthal: The Conference kicks off on 2nd September, with local and international experts taking part in talks and discussions. Professors Clive, Geraldine and Stewart Finlayson will be here to let us know what's on the agenda.

And a 24-hour rowing challenge raising money for Cancer Relief has been organised by the Calpe Rowing Club. Rower and organiser Thomas Zammit, he's joining us alongside some of his teammates.

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We're speaking to some of the young people who have recently visited Poland as part of the Learning from Auschwitz initiative. Noa Nahon and Lucia Hernandez share their experiences with us in the studio.

We'll also be joined by some of Magpie's under 16 players, who've taken part in the Friendship Cup in Tangier. Team coach, Philip Ghio has used the opportunity to develop more than just sporting ties with our neighbours across the Strait.

Local musician Rima is on the programme. She's looking forward to a performance at the Family Pavilion tonight at the fair, and will be giving us a taster 

And Change Your Energy, Change Your Life: CYE-CYL celebrated a graduation this month. CYE-CYL mentor Romina Mayani is here with a group of this summer's attendees; we'll find out what they've been up to.

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Today's episode is our last of this year's Beach Wednesdays, recorded live from Western Beach.

We’ll be joined by Minister for the Environment John Cortes as we look back at the summer season. We’ve been hearing your concerns and comments about Gibraltar’s swimming spots over the past two months, today we’ll get a chance to hear what the government has to say about these issues.

The Wing Foil Association President Kevin Salmon explained how Western Beach is the home of the sport in Gibraltar.

We also spoke to meteorologist Kara Gold from the Met office, she’ll be sharing some insight into the weather we’ve had this summer.

And of course we heard from local beachgoers to tell us what they love - and what could be improved - about Western Beach.

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We're looking ahead to next week's GMF summer sessions, speaking to Graham Gouldman from 10CC. The iconic band will be on the Rock on Saturday 5th September as part of the three nights of live music at the Europa Sports Complex.

Catching up with the developments at the Northern Defences and Moorish Castle, among other things

We'll have a chat with project director Carl Viagas, and David Neish from Fortress Attractions. 

Supporting ongoing work in Morocco, and local initiatives too, Changing Lives charity have a big raffle happening this week at the fair. Jinson Lima told out more about what the charity is working towards.

And a group of young people, who are members of the Youth Service, have been on an exchange trip in Jersey. We hear about some of their experiences over the time they were away.

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The fair is in full swing, Bishop of Gibraltar, Monsignor Charles Azzopardi has his usual food stall set up, providing tasty food while also raising money for the soup kitchen

Fr Charlie joins us in the studio to talk about how it's going this year.

El Martillo ltd has announced it will open 150 new vacancies in various sectors across Gibraltar, having acquired dozens of companies on the Rock in the last few years.

Senior broadcast journalist, Ros Astengo brought us the details.

We catch up on all the weekend sport with Robin Sheppard-Capurro.

Prior Park School announced 100% pass rates for GCSEs and A Levels this year. Fresh from exams and having received their results over the last couple of weeks, we speak to GCSE and A Level students about their exam experience, and ask them what comes next.

That's on Gibraltar Today, between 1 and 2, with me, Claire Hernandez

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GBC says goodbye to the heart and soul of Broadcasting House. We’ll hear from Sangeeta Fabre, who is retiring after more than 40 years of service.

The fair begins tonight, kicking off nine days of live entertainment at the Family Pavilion. We’ll get a sneak peek of tomorrow’s performance with Jonathan Fernandes and Cleopatra Porter.

Students from Chiba University in Japan are on the Rock as part of an educational exchange with the University of Gibraltar. We’ll hear from Rebecca Moon and Chiba University lecturer David Chevasco.

Media student Jennah Santos has completed a four-week internship with GBC.

And we’ll have all the latest sports news with Robin Sheppard Capurro.

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It’s GCSE results day! After two years of hard work, students around the Rock have found out their grades. We’ll be hearing from students and teachers.

The Ornithological and Natural History Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary. General Secretary Dr Keith Bensusan joins us to look back at five decades of conservation on the Rock.

And, the Nautilus Project has been running an internship over summer.The charity's Alex Sanchez Soiza will join us with some of the group's interns.

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Today's episode was recorded live from the GSLA Bathing Pavilion as part of our Beach Wednesdays series.

We’ll be speaking to those who love it, those who think improvements could be made - and also discussing the announcement yesterday of 2,300 affordable homes being built in the new westside reclamation, and how local residents feel about the news.

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