Go crazy over cockles in Figueira!
There will be no need to be selfish about shellfish as there will be plenty to go around at Figueira’s Cockle Festival (Festival do Berbigão), taking place next weekend (September
Autopsy on tragic photojournalist due to report today
The tragic end of photojournalist Pedro Palma is still filling column inches, not least because friends believe he might have been saved if the authorities had acted more quickly. Palma’s
New outdoor gym attracts joggers
Lagoa’s recently-inaugurated outdoor exercise area is already proving successful, attracting “scores of joggers”, says the local parish union. “It has already been used by many joggers and walkers who choose
Weekend weather: Perfect beach weather in Algarve!
September is here and with it come hotter temperatures that are likely to reach 32ºC in the Algarve. According to forecasts, maximums will reach at least 32ºC in the Algarve,
Spain “could end up producing Palmela’s controversial T-Roc”
Back to work after the all-out strike that held up production of around 400 cars earlier this week, the workforce at Palmela’s Autoeuropa factory have to wait until next Thursday
Second arrest in desperate search to locate missing Maelys
Friday sees French police announcing the arrest of a second man in connection with the disappearance of nine year old Maelys de Araújo , the daughter of a Portuguese father
Mediterranean Diet Fair returns to Tavira
The Mediterranean Diet Fair will be returning to Tavira between Thursday, September 7 and Sunday, September 10. Held in the town’s historic centre, along the Gilão River and on the
Motorway bus accident kills driver, injuring 32 others
A violent collision on the A1 motorway involving a Rede Express bus carrying 58 passengers yesterday saw one man killed outright, while 32 others, including three children, were injured –
“Poisoned water”: Portugal’s underground water supplies are “practically all polluted”
Using language more commonly associated with the British stiff-upper lip, Portugal’s environmental association ZERO has described as “worrying” the discovery that almost all the country’s underground water supplies are polluted
Sagres bodyboarder Joana Schenker wins fourth national title
Sagres-based bodyboarder Joana Schenker continues to add to her already impressive list of achievements, having become Portugal’s national female bodyboarding champion for the fourth year in a row. Her victory