One hour wait
A 45-YEAR-old man who suffered a diabetic seizure in Faro had to wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive. He managed to get himself outside his home and call
Over half-a-million unemployed in Portugal
THE UNEMPLOYMENT rate in Portugal for the second half of the year has hit 520,000, or 7.9 per cent, of the working population. According to the Portuguese National Statistics Institute,
Parking fines published
FINES ISSUED by Lisbon Câmara parking control company EMEL, pertaining to new get tough regulations issued at the start of the year, are to be published shortly. Since February, EMEL
Portugal’s social inequality
THE LEADER of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) has criticised the government for fuelling obscene fortunes while half of the country is in financial difficulties. Jerónimo de Sousa said at
Possible breakthrough in Madeleine case
POLICE INTERVIEWED a woman on Monday who lives in the apartment above the one from where Madeleine disappeared at the Ocean Club in Praia da Luz, according to reports in
Raid curbs noise
FOOD SAFETY officers from ASAE shut down Kasablanca restaurant, which is part of Klube-K nightclub in Vilamoura, last Thursday (August 16) as it was not licensed. Residents, who have a
Sardine prices double
THE COST of sardines has risen 100 per cent since last summer but fishermen across the region are claiming that this rise is due to higher standards of quality. According
Sea salt fair
ALTURA IS hosting the first traditional Sea Salt Fair of Castro Marim until Sunday (August 26), from 8pm to midnight. The fair is organised by local producers of Associação de
Sex fair
THE ALGARVE’S first ever sex exhibition called Expo do Sexo is due to begin today (Friday) and continue throughout the weekend at Expoarade in Portimão. Erotic books, clothing and equipment
Six injured in car crash
SIX PEOPLE were seriously injured following a head-on crash between two vehicles on Wednesday morning on the IC1 near Ferreiras, Albufeira. The Centro Distrital de Operações de Socorros (CDOS), district