Monchique fire: EDP and employee named suspects
EDP Distribuição and one of the company’s employees have been named suspects (‘arguidos’) in the investigation into the devastating fire that ripped through Monchique and spread to the neighbouring boroughs
“Dream come true” as Almancil inaugurates new GNR station
“This station is a necessity, not a luxury” – this is how Loulé Mayor Vítor Aleixo described the new GNR police station which was inaugurated in Almancil on Friday, February
Monte Gordo welcomes first electric vehicle charging station
Vila Real de Santo António has unveiled the municipality’s first electric vehicle charging station. It is located on Rua Nova de Lisboa in Monte Gordo near the local parish council
Portimão invests close to €1 million in riverside avenue revamp
Portimão is ploughing €925,000 into the renovation of the town’s busy riverside avenue, Avenida Afonso Henriques. The works, which started on Monday, February 17, involve replacing the entirety of the
FC Porto footballer storms off pitch due to racist chants
A Portuguese football match has made international headlines for all the wrong reasons after FC Porto forward Moussa Marega stormed off the pitch due to an onslaught of racist abuse
Portugal to ask Chinese tourists if they’ve been in contact with coronavirus patients
The Portuguese government is considering asking Chinese citizens travelling to Portugal to fill in a form to establish whether they have been in contact with anyone infected with the deadly
Portimão-Bragança air link to be temporarily suspended on February 22
Airline operator Sevenair has announced that the Portimão-Bragança air link will be “temporarily suspended” on February 22. The company made the announcement in a short statement posted on its Facebook
Bolt launches electric scooter-sharing system in Faro
Bolt, the transportation service formerly known as Taxify, has launched an electric scooter-sharing system in Faro. With a ‘fleet’ of 200 scooters, Bolt is hoping to achieve a level of
Child “who returned from China” latest suspected case of coronavirus in Portugal
The first suspected case of coronavirus infection in a child in Portugal has been reported this afternoon by the national health board (DGS). In a statement, DGS says the child,
Faro accountant arrested for assisting illegal immigration
An accountant has been arrested in Faro under suspicions of having aided illegal immigration and falsified documents, Portugal’s immigration and border authority (SEF) has announced. The man is believed to