Algarveans donate to Castelo de Sonhos
The Algarveans Experimental Theatre group donated over €500 of baby essentials to Silves-based charity Castelo dos Sonhos which supports the less fortunate in the community. The funds were spent on
Racism and torture: Public ministry accuses PSP police
Over two years since a shocking BBC investigation exposed extreme cases of police brutality in Lisbon neighbourhood Cova da Moura, the Public ministry has finally cited 18 PSP agents for
Olhanense gear up for life in non-league football
Sixteen reinforcements have put pen to paper for the Olhão-based club who were relegated from the Segunda Liga last season and will play in the Campeonato de Portugal Prio scheduled
Bank regulator under increasing pressure to expose CGD’s most ruinous ‘deals’
Lisbon’s court of appeal has cranked up pressure on the Bank of Portugal to come clean over CGD’s “most ruinous loans”. Up till now, the central bank has shielded the
Stork nest causes fire near Lake Resort in Vilamoura
A stork nest on top of an EDP electrical transformer is believed to be the cause of a fire that broke out on Monday night (July 10) on a patch
Primeira Liga goal of the season
Many of the Olhanense faithful will remember the exhilarating displays of Salvador Agra five years ago as the diminutive winger caused havoc amongst opposition defences. He was soon snapped up
Top teams at Algarve Stadium
The new FC Porto boss Sérgio Conceição, who started his managerial career at SC Olhanense five years ago, returns to the Algarve on July 27 when last season’s Primeira Liga
Herdade da Comporta “sold” to oil baron for “symbolic price”
Mystery surrounds the deal that sees the bulk of Herdade da Comporta – the Alentejan seaside resort ‘seized’ from disgraced Grupo Espírito Santo – sold to a Portuguese oil baron
Hospitals install online TV so parents can watch over babies in incubators
The Centro Hospitalar do Oeste (taking in hospitals of Caldas da Rainha, Torres Vedras and Peniche) have installed an online video system so that new mums can watch over babies
Tancos explosives heist: Costa calls meeting with military top brass
Back from a week’s holiday with national media predicting that Portugal’s minister of defence will be ‘gone within days”, prime minister António Costa has called a meeting of military top