New Mole Fire, Protest, Pollution Levy, Calpe Conference

A fire at the Port has been brought under control, with workers allowed to return to the area. The maritime salvage company Boluda told GBC the fire was on a barge that was being scrapped. The police have confirmed that no injuries have been reported. The Fire and Rescue Service and the RGP are on the scene, and had previously evacuated workers. Kevin Ruiz told us more.Many members of the public made their feelings known Monday evening. Around 500 people protested outside Number Six, and blocked Main Street with bikes and cars. The initial anger over the old car levy seemed to have turned to wider issues, with chants of “Picardo out”. Christine Vasquez was at the heart of town and spoke to demonstrator Dean Penfold. The Government made a U-turn on a "pollution levy" just hours after the budget announcement in Parliament, following public backlash. The measure got a lot of people talking. Fabian Picardo confirmed to GBC the measure to charge £520 to owners of vehicles over ten years old will NOT go ahead, and announced a consultation instead. Shelina Assomul has the details.And, the Calpe Conference is an international academic event organised by the Gibraltar National Museum every year. Previous conference topics have included human evolution, heritage, natural history and conservation... so what can we expect this year? We spoke to Tyson Holmes and Stuart Finlayson of the Gibraltar museum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.