Olhão fire brigade launches recruitment campaign
Olhão’s fire brigade is appealing for new firefighters. To apply, volunteers must have completed secondary school, be aged between 18 and 44 and be “physically and psychologically strong”. The campaign
Candlelit market returns to Lagoa
The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes in Eurasia that got its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along its length, is the theme of
Bank of Portugal “refuses to share details” over €10 billion that “disappeared” offshore during austerity years
Switzerland may have turned a page on banking secrecy, but Portugal’s central bank most certainly hasn’t. A request by the country’s IGF tax authority to cross reference data in a
Spider-Man: Homecoming
July 6, 2017 Director: Jon Watts; Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.; Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi; Age: +12; Time: 133min Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter
Stratton
July 6, 2017 Director: Simon West; Starring: Connie Nielsen, Dominic Cooper, Gemma Chan; Genre: Action, Thriller; Age: +12; Time: 95min Stratton, a Special Boat Service operative for MI6, and his
Madeira arsonist condemned to 14 years in jail
Almost a year since he started fires in Madeira that killed three people, devastated hundreds of homes and caused over 157 million euros worth of damage, 24-year-old local man Paulo
MP slams government for “failing the Algarve”
In a hard-hitting statement released today (July 6), Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte has accused the Socialist government of “failing the region”. His criticism revolves around how the state failed to
Fires and explosives heist “have not affected Portugal’s image abroad”
Putting on a brave show in the face of ridicule by Spanish media, Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs has insisted that the recent fire tragedy of Pedrógão Grande, and the
House prices increase by 3.8% in Portugal over last three months
More good news on the property front: house prices nationally continue to climb with Lisbon and the Algarve leading the way. The latest list of prices compiled by property website
New hospital system awaits green light
The Algarve’s public health sector was thrust back into the limelight this week after angry citizens protested outside Portimão Hospital to demand “more health professionals and better conditions” at the