Lagos Ferry Cat carnage: authorities working together to locate owner of killer dogs
Killer dogs have been filmed ‘hunting’ and savaging terrified cats at Lagos’ ‘Ferry Cat colony’, on the river into the marina. Authorities are described as working together to try and
“20 reasons to make Portugal your first holiday after lockdown”
The UK Telegraph has published “20 reasons why Portugal should be your first holiday after lockdown is lifted” just as the British travel industry is putting renewed pressure on the
PJ police chief wants ‘whistleblowers’ charter’
PJ police chief Luís Neves has come close to proposing a whistleblowers’ charter, thus supporting a fleeting announcement made earlier this year by justice minister Francisca Van Dunem (click here).
Shock as suspected ‘double-shotgun killer’ walks free
A community is in shock today after the suspected killer of a respected local couple has walked free from police custody. Explain reports, inhabitants of Avarenta, in the parish of
Over €20 million in damages after hailstones pummel northern Portugal
Farmers up north are counting the cost of a freak hail storm on Sunday that has all but destroyed this year’s fruit harvest. Estimates so far point to over €20
Contentious touristic developments ‘back on the scene’ for approval
Two hotly-opposed touristic development projects for coastal areas of the Algarve are ‘back on the scene’ as political leaders map the way forwards for economic recovery. The Vilamoura Lakes project
PM calls on oil boss to ‘save’ Portugal’s economy
Prime minister António Costa has called on the CEO of Partex Oil & Gas to map the strategy for Portugal’s economic recovery. The news has ‘divided’ politicians and is all
Greece reopens its doors, but not to Portugal
Greece is reopening its doors to foreign tourists from June 15 – but its blacklist of countries whose citizens are ‘non grata’ includes Portugal. The reasons given are the epidemiological
Restaurants “without clients or money” to return to 100% capacity
The Catch-22 facing restaurants from tomorrow is that they are legally entitled to return to 100% capacity – as long as they construct protective screens between tables – but most
Portuguese “more worried about economy than they are about virus”
Concern in Portugal about the virus appears to be dropping, but people are increasingly worried about the impact it is having – and may continue to have – on the