Oil drilling confusion persists in run-up to council elections
As crucial council elections are now at the door, confusion persists over whether or not the Algarve’s first drill site will be going ahead next spring off the coast of
3rd time “unlucky” for Portimão fuel station robber
A have-a-go hero has called a halt to a string of hold-ups at a Portimão fuel station with the help of a golf club. He didn’t use it to hit
Tourism 2017: Portugal’s best in almost every way
Just as the pundits predicted, Portugal’s summer of 2017 was the best in almost every way. More tourists, more nationalities, more expenditure per head and more geographical popularity. Getting into
Fire-devastated borough ‘goes on the attack’
The fire-ravaged borough of Mação is on the attack following what it deems a ‘deeply unsatisfactory’ report by Civil Protection on the mega blaze in July that charred its landscape,
American Assassin
September 14, 2017 Director: Michael Cuesta; Starring: Dylan O’Brien, Michael Keaton, Sanaa Lathan; Genre: Action, Thriller; Age: +16; Time: 111min American Assassin follows the rise of Mitch Rapp, a CIA
IT
September 14, 2017 Director: Andy Muschietti; Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard; Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror; Age: +16; Time: 135min Horror thriller “IT,” is based on the hugely popular
Juncker “forgets Portugal” in “deeply personal” speech about EU’s new wind
In what Britain’s Guardian newspaper has called a “sometimes deeply personal speech”, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has not only given confirmed Brexiteers’ new reason for joy, he has also
Mass of polar air sees Portugal say goodbye to summer’s blistering temperatures
If you’re tiring of the relentless heat, this could be the news you were waiting for. A mass of polar air is on its way to Portugal and will see
Finnish “farming family” in Loulé hinterland accused of €200,000 olive swindle
A family from Finland, described as ‘living in the Algarve’, is in the spotlight this week, accused of having defrauded the Portuguese State of more than €200,000. The alleged swindle
‘A man with a passion for the wise use of water as it becomes a limited resource in the world today’
David A. Bainbridge is professor emeritus of ecology and agro-ecology at Alliant International University in San Diego, California. He is the author or co-author of many books, including The Straw