Desalination could be the answer to Algarve’s worsening periods of drought
Desalination has been mooted as one of the ways to tackle the Algarve’s steadily worsening relationship with drought. Taking the reins at AMAL (the association of regional borough councils) this
Doctors at Évora Hospital resign en-masse after audit claims they have been overpaid
Doctors heading various departments at Évora Hospital have presented their resignation ‘en masse’ today after an audit ruled they have been overpaid and must stump up thousands of euros. 23
Plans to pump US gas into Europe via Sines blocked by Spain
Plans for a pipeline pumping imported liquid gas from the United States through Sines into Europe have been dealt what looks like the final deathblow by Spain. Portugal has already
Quercus urges government to ‘rethink lithium’ and avoid “environmental disaster”
Environmental NGO Quercus is urging the newly-inaugurated Portuguese government to rethink its strategy for lithium exploration in order to avoid an environmental disaster. With the whole lithium debate high in
‘Chicken coop from hell’ sees couple (finally) condemned in court
A chicken coop from hell, which saw hens and cockerels emit “strident noise” every morning between 3am and 5am, has seen judges fine its owners, ordering them to pay their
Irish paedophile ex-priest who confessed to abusing at least 25 children arrested in Algarve
An Irish paedophile ex-priest, who confessed to having sexually abused at least 25 children in California, US, between the late 1970s and early 1990s, has been arrested in the Algarve.
Portugal’s “baby without a face” makes international headlines
The ‘social alarm’ generated by Portugal’s case of a baby born without a face has been picked up by media sources throughout the world (click here). Yesterday, the BBC and
Investigation highlights “smell of corruption in rights attributed to lithium exploration”
The ongoing controversy over a hastily-awarded government licence to mine lithium in the borough of Montalegre just got a whole lot murkier. In addition to the court battle ongoing between
Low river levels deliver-up religious shrine stolen over 20 years ago
Low river levels in Castelo Branco have delivered up a much-loved shrine, stolen over 20 years ago. Before the heavens opened up and down the country this weekend – causing
Former Lisbon mayor says Alverca would be “much better bet” than Montijo as Lisbon’s second airport
Former Lisbon mayor Carmona Rodrigues is ready to present a new solution to the never-ending problem of where to site Lisbon’s second airport. According to reports, the civil engineer with