Blinded by love: woman forced to charter two planes to wish jailed lover happy birthday
Prison guards at Sintra jail were bemused when they saw a small plane flying over the compound trailing a banner proclaiming: “Congratulations Pedro my love, your Débora, I love you”.
Furious mob stones ‘skeleton’ police patrol: three agents treated in hospital
Three police agents had to be treated in hospital after annual summer party celebrations in an outer Lisbon borough turned ugly in the early hours of Monday morning. According to
Ten people in hospital after latest round of forest fires
Panic returned to central Portugal on Monday with fires breaking out from Lisbon to Coimbra. The worst affected district was Santarém where 10 separate blazes were registered between midday and
Aljezur’s leading ‘anti-oil’ mayor faces new court battle to stay in office
The timing could hardly be worse. Aljezur mayor José Amarelinho – the leading voice against gas and oil exploration in local Algarve politics – has seen his name thrust back
Algarve villa to Aston Villa
Chelsea legend John Terry has signed for Championship side Aston Villa thanks to a chance meeting with Villa boss Steve Bruce under the clear blue skies of the Algarve. A
Portimonense: work in progress
Portimonense started pre-season training at their ‘Dois Irmãos’ ground on Monday while the refurbishment of the municipal stadium, expected to be concluded by the end of this month, continues. At
European football
There are two European Club Qualifying games at the Estádio do Algarve this week. First up, today (July 4) at 6.30pm sees College Europa (Gibraltar) take on TNS (Wales) in
Monte Rei celebrates 10th birthday with “very special events”
Monte Rei Golf & Country Club in Vila Nova de Cacela is hosting a number of “very special events” at the resort between Saturday, July 22 and August 12 to
Fetus found in sewer pipe filters
A human fetus was discovered late on Friday afternoon during a routine check of sewer pipe filters at the Atalaia pumping station in Faro run by Águas do Algarve. According
Vogue says Algarve “should be on your must-visit list”
American fashion magazine Vogue has posted an article online explaining “why the Algarve should be on your must-visit list”. “Although equal in beauty to neighbouring Mediterranean mainstays like Majorca and