Desperate farmers want new dam in north-eastern Algarve
Farmers in the north-eastern Algarve want a new dam to be built in the area to help prevent the serious problems that arise during long periods of drought like the
Kidnapped woman evades Monchique house-raiders by leaping from moving car
A woman kidnapped during a house-raid in Monchique managed to outwit her captors by leaping from their moving car as they made for an ATM machine. The woman escaped close
Family Christmas markets to spark smiles all around
Two Christmas markets to raise funds for Algarve children’s charity ACCA will be held in December in Almancil – the first will be on December 8 at the Conrad Algarve
End Polio Now bike ride
The Rotary Club of Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) organised a fundraising bike ride in conjunction with Activity Algarve Bike Rides on Sunday, November 19 to raise funds for the End
Schools hit back at catering companies, saying “let us cook ourselves”
Following years in which pupils and parents have railed against the State policy of ‘bussed in school food’, the national association of state school directors is calling on the education
Portuguese have €4 billion on Isle of Man
With the Isle of Man sharing banking details with Portugal since January this year, the tax department has been discovering just how much Portuguese money sits in this self-governing British
State spends over €15 million a year on lawyers
State expenses on lawyers have skyrocketed. Between 2014-2016, “public coffers” have been shelling out an average of €15.2 million a year. Data released by Jornal de Notícias and Dinheiro Vivo
Loulé to launch €1 tourist tax to replenish beaches
Loulé council has announced plans to launch a tourist tax in 2019. The measure will involve charging €1 per overnight stay which will go into an ‘Environmental Sustainability and Tourism
2018 brings Portuguese workers (the possibility of) eight “long weekends”
2018 is looking very positive for lovers of “mini-férias” – those extended weekend breaks that Portuguese delight in, and which give the national economy a welcome boost in the so-called
Missing at sea after “romantic late night boat trip”
A 40-year-old mother of two is still missing today after what appears to have been a “romantic late night boat trip” that went tragically wrong near Porto in the early