Three Algarve beaches “closed to swimmers” due to E-coli
The red flag went up over three Castro Marim beaches yesterday, due to presence identified in the water of E-coli, a widely-feared bacteria. The beaches closed to swimmers (officially, that
Algarve state health service braces for 24-hour strike from midnight tonight
With the hours counting down now to a 24-hour strike by state health service doctors, nurses and other health professionals in the Algarve, president of the region’s administrative board has
Mother accused of poisoning to death five children ‘run to ground in Coimbra’
A 40-year-old Brazilian woman who fled her home country where she is suspected of having poisoned five of her children to death has been run to ground in Coimbra, where
Albufeira bans sale of alcohol for consumption in street between 11pm and 8am
Scrambling to restore Albufeira’s good name after so much bad press, the popular tourist destination’s town council has brought in a new ‘prohibition’, on top of all the prohibitions imposed
Wildfires, heat alerts continue as temperatures drop slightly for few days
More than a hundred districts in the interior of northern and central Portugal and two in the Algarve are on Wednesday at maximum risk of fire, according to Portugal’s national
Wildfire misery: intense heat warnings continue until at least August 13
Portugal is still under a ‘state of alert’ imposed last weekend to try and reduce the risk of fires breaking out during a period of intense heat. That period, however,
Living costs put students off university education
University students have reacted to the news today that numbers applying for university have dipped drastically this year, saying that the high financial costs of studying away from home prevent
Portuguese football in mourning: Jorge Costa dies at Porto training ground
Portuguese football is in shock today over the news that Porto Football Club director Jorge Costa has died following what appears to have been a massive heart attack. The former
Enter E-Lar – new plan to encourage people to give up gas appliances
Minister for the environment and energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, has presented a new plan, “open to everyone”, who wants to give up their gas appliances (cookers/ hobs/ hot-water boilers)
Albufeira lawlessness being brought into line
GNR police have arrested 18 people and seized more than 3,000 doses of drugs in Albufeira in the last few days, as part of several enforcement operations targeting mainly nightlife