Cristiano Ronaldo in bizarre spoof about a children’s hospital in Chile
Father-of-four and aspirant father-of-seven (click here), Portugal’s footballing superstar Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to have reaffirmed his commitment to helping children this week with the news that he was investing in
Study confirms that Portuguese houses are just too cold for comfort
A study by environmental NGO Quercus reports that only 1 in a 100 Portuguese considers their home “thermically comfortable”. All the rest suffer through the winter, have high heating bills
Leroy Merlin up and running at IKEA Loulé
Leroy Merlin has opened its 12th DIY superstore in Portugal at the IKEA mega complex in Loulé. The 10,000sqm store was officially inaugurated on Friday, December 15 and is the
Vila do Bispo hands out Christmas hampers to the poor
Vila do Bispo council has announced that it will be handing out 70 Christmas hampers so that the borough’s poorest families can enjoy a happier Christmas “with a table filled
Wine tasting and dinner to benefit disabled handball team
For the first event of 2018, the Algarve chapter of the Rotarian Wine Appreciation Fellowship will be raising funds to purchase a customised wheelchair for the disabled handball team sponsored
Insurers offer up to €20,000 for information on Quinta jewellery heist
Insurers for the David Rosas jewellers ransacked of hundreds of thousands of euros worth of stock in broad daylight almost three months ago have issued a fat reward for any
Exchange students describe best possible experience of their lives
One of the highlights of the year for members of the Almancil International Rotary Club (AIRC) is when the Youth Exchange Students, sponsored by the club, present reports on their
Murder suspect in case of missing nine-year-old interrogated over second disappearance
With still no closure in the case of missing French-Portuguese nine-year-old Maëlys de Araújo, Nordhal Lelandais, the principal suspect for her kidnapping and murder, is today answering questions in a
Masons donate “much-needed” medical equipment to Lagoa health centre
The English-speaking Lodge of Peace and Harmony based in Lagoa donated “much-needed” baby scales and height measuring equipment to the town’s Centro de Saúde (health centre). This will enable the
Judge claims “moral damages” of €40,000 over €102 legal spat
A Lisbon judge is reported to be suing a lawyer for ‘moral damages’ which he has set at €40,000. The case, reports tabloid Correio da Manhã, centres on a legal