Gibraltar Today

Today’s episode of the podcast was recorded live from Bayside School for their 9th Edition of the Annual Spinathon, kicking off a week of fundraising events.

Minister for Education and the Environment John Cortes dives into the announced 25 Year Environment Plan in greater detail.

Johnhenry Mauro, orgnaniser of the GBC Open Day Treasure Hunt but speaking in his capacity as Head of Year 13, told us about the Bayside School’s plans for the week, involving many charity fundraising events.

The Christmas Concert at the school is happening this coming Wednesday - Kate Madden who is Head of Music at Bayside told us more about this year’s show.

We were treated to a live performance by Alba Payas, Elena Tricker and Mrs Teweksbury.

Acting SENCo Dale Moreno heads a Christmas Fair to raise money for the SEN department, with students and LSAs making their own Christmas decorations for sale.

Head Student Sarah Bensadon told us about her involvement in the week’s events.

The seasonal Christmas hamper tradition has been carried on for decades, and Bayside School play a key role in the distribution effort. Fr Charles Azzopardi is at the helm of the project and emphasised the difference that it makes to local hampers at this time of year.

And Head Teacher Gaynor Lester told us about how the spinathon was going.

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This year's GBC Open Day ended in the early hours of this morning, with a record breaking £300,000 collected. GBC's CEO James Neish joined us in the studio to reflect on how it went.

Former heavyweight world title challenger Dillian Whyte was in the studio ahead of his heavyweight rematch against WBC interim heavyweight title holder Alexandra Povetkin this weekend. He told us about how he’s been preparing, physically and mentally, fr the fight.

Last week the Gibraltar Chronicle featured an opinion piece from Robert Vasquez titled "Local Police Commissioner?". Robert is a former chairman of the bar, was an independent candidate in recent general elections, an active blogger. He told us more about what he feels are the pros and cons of appointing an external Commissioner of Police vs a local commissioner.

And, we fly the nest once again for "Llanitos Abroad". Today we spoke to Bernard Bonfiglio – from Torquay, where he works as a structural engineer. Despite living on the seaside, he told us how he is still a Caleteño at heart.

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A 19 year old Spanish man has been charged with arson following yesterday morning's fire in a top floor flat in Mid Harbour Estate.Juan Francisco Sanchez Valenzuela was arrested by detectives from the Royal Gibraltar Police's Criminal Investigation Department. Shelina Assomull was at the Magistrates’ Court this morning.

But today’s podcast is mainly focused on tomorrow, as it’s Open Day Eve! So what can we look forward to? Radio Gibraltar will be with you all day until 6pm, at which point we'll switch to television. Head of TV Paula Latin and her team have been working hard to give us the best Open Day coverage yet.

One of Gibraltar's most-loved artists is going to give of his time and talent to help us raise funds. Karl Ullger was 'Over the Moon' to represent Gibraltar at two international art shows in Miami, and is now turning his creativity to helping the Open Day.

Your donations make a big difference to people’s lives. In the case of Cancer Relief, your donations helped to support some 500 people affected by cancer, as Marisa Desoisa of Cancer Relief explained.

Radio Gibraltar will be with you throughout the day, starting with Stefan and Robin on Breakfast from 7am. Head of Radio Ian Daniels told us what can we expect.

And, one of the big traditions of the GBC Open Day is the BIG SALE tonight, with every penny going to the GBC Open Day charity fund. Lucinda Snape and Michael Beltran will be navigating it, and teased us with some of the tasty-looking prizes up for grabs.

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The sad passing of George Valarino ex GBC General Manager happened over the weekend.

We hear from ex CEO Gerard Teuma about George.

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GBC is auctioning off the private vehicle number plate 'G 1 B' and we just received a new highest bid whilst on air.

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We give one final push to a Toy Drive, organised by the Environmental Agency with local charities to provide children in need with gifts this festive season.

Ryan Asquez and Chris Segovia join us.

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How can we protect health at the work-place? How can we promote wellbeing while also getting the job done? 

Ahead of the next GFSB event on health and wellbeing in the workplace, GP Dr Karl Alvarez gives us some pointers.

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In sport, Jose Marie Ruiz tells us about late drama on the basketball court in the Sports News.

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And decade of bringing together local speakers to share personal stories.

We look ahead to the 10th edition of Gib Talks with Cultural Services CEO Seamus Byrne.

And look forward to talking to Stella Bosano, winner of the Youth Award at the Cultural Awards.

Stella is super talented, what is she working on? Stay tuned to find out.

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Lindsay Hoyle is the Speaker of the House of Commons, he is the ex chairman of the all-party Gibraltar group, and he's back on the rock in his capacity as Chancellor of the University. Our News Editor Christine Vasquez told us more.

PWC are holding a bake sale on Monday, offering those with a sweet tooth some delicious homemade cakes, while raising money for the GBC Open Day. Davinia Zarb and Patricia Linares told us how they are getting ready for the big day.

The dust settles on this year's Chesterton's Big Breakfast - all morning, the team's been hard at work - bacon, sausages, eggs, baps - filling tummies around the rock, all in aid of the GBC Open Day. We spoke to Mike Nicholls while he counted the last few pennies.

Jose Mari Ruiz told us what we can look forward to this weekend in local sports, including the men’s basketball, athletics and women’s hockey.

And, we flew the nest once again! We've been to Nashville, Tennessee, to Copenhagen, Denmark, to London, England – but for this week’s “Llanitos Abroad” we spoke to Dylan Viñales all the way from Malaysia! 

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PossAbilities always have a lot going on, and this year they've seen their biggest camps, a collaboration with EV Foundation, and new clubs and activities that kicked off in September. Founder of PossAbilities, Nicole Buckley, alongside Helen West, Dakota de las Heras, Jade Yusifredo, and Maria Butcher told us how the year has gone for them.

Just a week to go now until the GBC Open Day and during an interview a few days ago, the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo had a surprise announcement where a coveted personalised number plate “G1B” has been donated to the Open Day Big Sale. Our CEO James Neish announced that the auction is now open.

Chestertons Big Breakfast is fast becoming a fixture of fund raising events in the run up to Christmas. Last year they raised a record breaking £7,784 for the GBC Open Day. We caught up Mike Nicholls, director of Chestertons, ahead of tomorrow’s event.

Christmas Jumper Day is also a week away! The annual fund raiser for Save the Children sees young and old alike donning their best Christmas attire, with funds going to the charity. We spoke to Paul Lyon, who is the Chair of the local branch.

And, GBC televised the Culture Awards last week and local musician Adrian Pisarello took Cultural Ambassador Award this year. He told us about his initial reaction to picking up the award. 

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With the GBC Open Day coming up, there are many charity events going on in the lead up to the big day. Among the events come opportunities to learn new skills, as the Minister for the Environment John Cortes recently found out. He took part in the OTWO cycling challenge this weekend but, having never learned to cycle as a child, it has taken months of preparation to get to this point.

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The Supported Needs and Disability Office (SNDO) are hosting an awareness campaign this afternoon at Casemates, with stalls by disability-related NGOs and pertinent government departments. Jenny Victory, SNDO Office Manager, told us more.

The start of the 2024 Gibraltar International Magic Festival is just two days away... bringing together award-winning illusionists, magician and circus acts from the likes of France, Spain and Argentina. The festival has now returned post-Covid, and organiser Jordan Lopez is excited to have it back.

Strap yourself in! We caught up with Piers Watson, who recently won the Andalucian Circuit Racing Championship for a 3rd consecutive year! He’s been racing in this championship since 2018.

And, did you catch the first episode of ‘60 years of News’? It premiered last Tuesday, and focused on 'great leaps forward' - our representation at the UN in NYC, the frontier opening, same sex marriage and other big moments. Jonathan talked to us about tonight’s episode, entitled ‘Tragedy, Tears and Tempests’.

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Cycling advocate, Stuart Hedley, says we are in denial that our current transport choices are; stressing us out; contributing to obesity and diabetes, and; worsening respiratory problems. But he told Jonathan Scott he believes common sense will prevail.

It's a difficult time of year for those kind, charitable volunteers hoping to improve the lives of the many abandoned and unwanted animals on both sides of the border. Eugenie Cottrell and Gill Jones of The 'Animals In Need' Foundation join us.

Pianist and composer Aaron Monteverde has published two albums recently, we discuss My Christmas Album and One of A Kind. 

And, Jose Marie Ruiz explained to Jonathan why it is that the hockey season started so late.

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