Premier FX opens new Lisbon office
Premier FX, the Algarve Currency Broker, has recently opened an office in the financial district of Lisbon. David Wright has been appointed the local Account Director for Lisbon under the
Heavy rain floods parts of Algarve
Rain poured down on the Algarve on Tuesday afternoon (November 28), flooding several parts of the region. Civil protection authorities registered nearly 40 calls for help between 3.40pm, the time
Nobel International School changes ownership
Nobel International School Algarve (NISA) has changed ownership and is now part of new global education group ChangedEdu. Nobel’s Head of School Mike Farrer welcomed Brian Rogove, founder and CEO
Museu Berardo receives another €2.1 million though foundation owes almost €1 billion
It is among the 100 most visited art museums in the world – yet earlier this year word ‘on the street’ was that its works were about to be ‘seized’
Young Welsh woman left “high and dry” in Portuguese jail receives 6-month suspended sentence
The nightmare may at last be over for 25-year-old Sophie Grey – but her family are outraged by the six-month suspended jail sentence she has finally received after being left
Festive fun in Silves
Silves is this year putting on a special Christmas event featuring an ice rink as the main attraction, Santa’s grotto and even “snowfall”. Taking place place from December 1 to
Madrugada fair
Madrugada will be hosting a Christmas Fair on Saturday, December 9 at the Church Hall in Praia da Luz, from 10.30am to 2.30pm. Go along and enjoy mulled wine, mince
Albufeira signs contract to build Algarve’s first crematorium
Albufeira council has signed a contract to build a municipal crematorium, the first in the Algarve, near the Vale de Pedras cemetery. The work will be in the hands of
UAlg researcher receives award for genetics and breast cancer research
Ana Fernandes, a researcher at the University of the Algarve (UAlg), has been awarded a prize for her work by the Portuguese Society of Human Genetics (SPGH). The distinction awards
€70,000 set as minimum payout to families of Portugal’s killer fire victims
Every death caused by the terrible fires that raged across Portugal last summer will see the government paying out a minimum of €70,000 to relatives left behind. The council set