Charity fashion show for Algarve causes
Around 100 people attended a fashion show in Almancil last Saturday to raise funds for worthy causes in the Algarve. The Florentinta Charity Fashion Show took place at Bijou Restaurant
Lagos bid for construction of new hospital to be included in state budget
A motion urging the government to include the construction of a new hospital in Lagos in the 2019 State Budget has been unanimously approved by the Lagos’ municipal assembly. In
Former Benfica boss skips jail in private jet
“How does he do it?” It’s the question being asked by columnists today as Portugal’s Ministry of Justice has to admit it has let former Benfica boss João Vale e
Murdered ‘ironman’: wife and ‘lover’ accused
The ‘mystery’ surrounding the macabre death of triathlon fanatic Luís Grilo lifted last week as police arrested his wife Rosa and her purported lover, a divorced court worker said to
Assistance dog “saves” diabetic owner in Porto
It’s a story warming the hearts of people who love animals – particularly of those who train them to help people. A black labrador, schooled to take care of her
Zika virus mosquito “almost at Portugal’s doors”
With this year’s stultifying temperatures continuing into October, news from Spain is that the Asian Tiger mosquitoes responsible for various viral diseases – particularly Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue – is
New hospital for Madeira “a slap in the face of Algarveans”
Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte has slammed the government’s announcement of a new hospital for Madeira, describing the decision as a “slap in the face of the Algarveans”. Although he does
Plug pulled on Maddie funding
Operation Grange – the controversial British police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann – has reached the ‘official closure’ of its funding. At least this is the version of
Ed Sheeran announces second concert in Lisbon as first sells out in less than eight hours
It took less than eight hours to sell the 60,000 tickets that were available for Ed Sheeran’s headlining concert in Lisbon on June 1, 2019. Demand was so high that
Massive response demolishes first hurdle thrown up by “legal big guns” pushing for Algarve oil exploration
A massive response by the public has demolished the first hurdle thrown up by law companies hired to push the case for oil exploration off the coast of the Algarve