“Break the chain movement” to free Portugal’s captive dogs gains traction
Months after it was launched by an animal rights campaigner in Santarém, Portugal’s ‘Quebr’a Corrente’ (Break the Chain) movement is gaining traction. It has been featured this week by the
Pedophile teacher spared jail after receiving seven-and-a-half year sentence
Évora appeals court has this week decided to spare a swimming teacher from the seven-and-a-half year jail term for child sex abuse handed out in February. Seventy-year-old Joaquim Patrício originally
Hundreds of surgeries delayed as nurses continue six-day strike
Hundreds of surgeries have been cancelled as nurses up and down the country continue their six-day strike which started yesterday (Wednesday). Operations will all have to be reprogrammed as industrial
Helicopter airlifts stranded walker from Aljezur beach
A simple walk on a west coast beach turned into a nightmare for a 52-year-old Portuguese man who “doesn’t know how to swim” yesterday. The tide came in as he
Portugal ranks top of the world…for those with money
It’s that time of year again, when the government has to present its economic plans: tell us all how well we’ll be doing in the next 12 months and where
Outrage as school asks 10-year-olds to give their ‘sexual preferences’
Families are flabbergasted by a so-called ‘sociodemographic’ questionnaire asking 5th year pupils to reveal their sexual preferences. In some cases, these children were as young as 9 – though the
Last of the summer whine
Another year in the Algarve is drawing to a close – 80 days to Christmas, my 21st – and what a strange one it has been. A dry and cold
A Star is Born
October 11, 2018 Director: Bradley Cooper; Starring: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott; Genre: Drama , Music , Romance; Age: 14+; Time: 136 minutes In this new take on the
Reprisal
October 11, 2018 Director: Brian A. Miller; Starring: Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Johnathon Schaech; Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller; Age: 12+; Time: 89 minutes Jacob, a bank manager haunted
Studio Bongard is 20 years young
Studio Bongard in Ferragudo is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Opened in 1998, the studio-gallery was founded by husband-and-wife team Sylvain and Tara, who wished to create an immersive