Companies expect job numbers to grow in first quarter of 2018
A larger number of Portuguese companies are expecting to hire more people in the first quarter of 2018. So says a study by employment agency Manpower, which asked 627 companies
Uni research
A team of researchers at the University of the Algarve’s Biomedicine Research Centre have published an article in scientific magazine Cells which sheds more light on Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a
“Boas Festas” from Bowls Algarve
Portugal needs the rain to arrive soon, but bowlers along the Algarve are very grateful to have reached the half way stage of the winter league without the need for
Navy drones to start patrolling Portugal’s coast
Commemorating its 700th anniversary on Friday, the Portuguese Navy is taking delivery of a new fleet of “crewless air vehicles” (aka drones). The idea is for the drones to ‘patrol’
EN124 renovations “not a priority”
Potholes, stretches of road where two heavy vehicles cannot pass at the same time and a lack of roadside space are just a few problems that drivers face every day
Fishing quotas agreed after 24-hour negotiations ‘marathon’
Fishing associations have grudgingly agreed that Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vitorino has come through for them in the tense 24-hour negotiations marathon in Brussels which fixed Portugal’s fishing
Portimonense mugged!
Despite enjoying almost total domination against visiting Chaves on Sunday – 14 shots without a single reply on target from open play – Portimonense saw their six-game unbeaten run ended
Quiz night raises money for student summer camps
Almancil International Rotary Club decided not to hold a Christmas Market this year but instead opted for a fundraising quiz night to raise money to send young students to summer
Burn your Christmas calories with a walk in the wilderness of Monchique
An event that promises to attract nature lovers and hikers to the Algarve mountainside and give everyone else a chance to lose their “Christmas pudding weight” is taking place in
CASA rounds off a busy autumn
Carvoeiro-based social club CASA has now completed its busiest ever series of autumn events, managing to “squeeze six events into 10 hectic weeks”, all with a good turnout. To round










