Mortgage ‘alert’: credit set to “become more difficult to protect banks from new crisis”
The Bank of Portugal is considering “making it more difficult” for would-be homebuyers to get mortgages. The reason, say reports, is that the property market is becoming overheated, with too
Wonder
7 December, 2017 Director: Stephen Chbosky; Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic; Genre: Drama, Family; Age: +12; Time: 113min Wonder tells the inspiring and heartwarming story of
Paddington 2
December 7, 2017 Director: Paul King; Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Julie Walters; Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy; Age: +6; Time: 103min Paddington 2 finds Paddington happily settled with
Portugal scoops Eurogroup leadership
His ‘election’ has been mooted for months but, on Monday, in a secret ballot – the results of which were prematurely leaked – Portugal’s finance minister, Algarve born and bred
Uber in Portugal ruled illegal for second time: cab drivers demand €25 million
Smartphone passenger service UBER got another kick in the teeth in Portugal as judges at Lisbon’s appeal court upheld the ruling that its activity here is illegal. It is exactly
Vanishing Brits cause dip in Algarve hotels’ low-season profits
The warnings sounded when Monarch Airlines went bust earlier this year have started playing out. Hoteliers association AHETA has reported a 3.9% drop in occupancy rates for November compared to
Loulé MED festival nominated for seven Iberian Festival Awards
Loulé’s MED festival is nominated for seven categories of the Iberian Festival Awards, including Best Medium-Sized Festival, Best Line-Up, Best Tourism Promotion, Best Cultural Programme, Contribution to Sustainability and Best
Monchique hosts gourmet mountain walk
Gourmet mountain walks will be taking place between December 27 and 29 in Monchique. The hiking event, entitled Monchique Mountain Walks & Marathons, is held every year by environmental magazine
Portimonense frozen out in Estoril
Last Monday closing league fixture between bottom-of-the-table Estoril and visiting Portimonense turned out to be a dour goalless stalemate attended by a top division seasonal record low of 942 spectators
Bird sanctuary at risk of “disappearing forever”
“Once it is destroyed, it will never come back” – this was the underlying message passed at a lecture about the Alagoas Brancas wetland in Lagoa held last week in