Top brass among 16 arrested in Air Force mess corruption probe
Following on from the six arrests last November for an alleged long-running fiddle over food supplies to Air Force messes, PJ police launched a new swoop on further suspects on
14-hour hunt fails to recover lost baby
Searches resumed at 7am this morning for the ‘lost baby’, reported missing from his home in Póvoa de Lanhoso at 10pm last night. According to reports, the child – who
Conrad launches ‘Sushi Corner’
A new poolside eatery serving fresh sushi has opened at Conrad Algarve in Quinta do Lago. ‘Sushi Corner’ is open every day from 6pm and offers a wealth of options
Historic Algarve photos displayed in Estômbar
Algarve 63, a fascinating exhibition of photographs documenting the Algarve in the days of the 60s and 70s, is opening at Sítio das Fontes in Estômbar (Lagoa) on Friday, July
Picnic in the Park returns this summer
Quinta do Lago is again holding its successful ‘Picnic in the Park’ events in aid of local children’s charities. The resort is set to donate €5 for every one of
Opposition “circles” as PM grabs one week’s holiday
As the saying goes, a “week is a long time in politics” – particularly if you spend it on the beach when the country you are in charge of is
Tribute to Medina Carreira – the man who said he would “prefer to see a housewife in charge of the finance ministry, as at least she would have commonsense”
Surrounded by problems as he takes a week’s holiday in parts uncertain (possibly the Spanish island of Formentera) prime minister António Costa took time today to pay tribute to Medina
Bowls Algarve Summer League
Summer League matches were played on Thursday, June 29 at Valverde Bowling Club, Almancil. Alvor Kestrels won the day by taking all 10 points in their match against Floresta Falcons.
Women escape sex attacker in Faro and Olhão
PSP police are hunting a sex attacker believed to have attacked at least two women in the Faro/Olhão area in the early hours of last Friday. In both cases, the
Birthing boycott starts to bite as nurses insist on “individual contracts for specialist knowledge”
The “birthing boycott” threatened over a month ago (click here) kicked into gear this week with two hospitals forced to transfer “high-risk pregnancies”. According to reports, 28 hospital maternity units