New blazes in Monchique dominated after “massive firefighter response”
PJ police are investigating fires that flared up after dark last night in Caldas de Monchique. The blazes were rapidly brought under control thanks to ‘massive firefighter response’. By the
New Ryanair flightmare scheduled across Europe
Ryanair employees from five countries including Portugal are preparing for a 24-hour strike this month threatening to cause travel chaos across Europe. Labour unions have confirmed Ryanair employees from Belgium,
Court lets Novo Banco off €179 million hook
In a judgement that shows it’s not just the little people who lose in bank collapses, Lisbon’s Court of Appeal has confirmed a sentence that lets Novo Banco totally off
Islanders outraged by “completely ignorant remarks” accusing them of leaving beach “like Lebanon coastline”
Ria Formosa islanders on the Culatra community of Farol are up-in-arms over a guest article published in this week’s edition of the Algarve Resident. Penned by Charles Frew, managing director
Juliana the fox survives in blackened Monchique thanks to daily diet of cooked meat
As homeowners in Monchique adapt to their new reality of a landscape devastated by fire, little stories are emerging every day to give crushed hearts a bit of an uplift.
German holidaymaker dies in hospital after being caught in strong rip current
A German tourist, aged around 50, has died after being caught by the strong rip current on Fuzeta-Mar beach, on what is known as the more dangerous ‘ocean side’ of
Euro Weekly 14 September 2018
The pound has found perhaps an unlikely ally in EU negotiator Michel Barnier. His optimism about the possibility of reaching a deal and positive outlook on plans coming from the
Nighttime ‘beach robber’ caught following altercation with necking tourists
A 29-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning after being caught ‘in flagrante’ stealing from a pair of necking tourists on Lagos Praia dos Estudantes. Say
No early release for woman who called judges “gangs of organised criminals”
She has served the statutory two-thirds of her jail sentence, but Lisbon judges have rejected the bid for early release by a woman whose supporters argue has committed no crime
Monchique arsonist set free – despite nine year jail term
Earlier this year he was condemned by a panel of judges to nine years behind bars for the fires he started in Monchique two years ago that caused thousands of