Come on, ref!
The recent controversy surrounding the Benfica v Porto game was not the first, and will certainly not be the last, to affect a football match. Inevitably, the unfortunate culprits are
EU drug centre for capital
The future headquarters of both the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Maritime Security Agency are to be based in Lisbon. Lisbon Câmara President, Professor
EU fine for CFC disposal
Environmental group, Quercus, claims that the European Commission has launched legal action against Portugal for failing to enforce laws regulating the disposal of old refrigerators and air conditioning units containing
EuroMillions comes to Portugal
If you’ve got UK Lottery withdrawal symptoms, then fear no more, EuroMillions has made its way here as Portugal joins Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg and Switzerland and the three founding
Floodlit football competition
By Bob Hughes Last Saturday evening saw the first of what may well become an annual event on the school sports calendar – the inter-school’s floodlit football competition. Richard Dunn,
Freddie, you naughty boy!
Wednesday September 1 I had a fleeting visit to the UK, last weekend, to attend a birthday bash for my stepfather who was 80 on Monday. I was pleased to
From lighthouse to museum
The historic Santa Marta Lighthouse in Cascais, built around 1800, will soon be transformed into a museum. “The lighthouse will be restored and new areas will be created”, Cascais Mayor,
VW rejects union’s salary offer
Europe’s largest car manufacturer, Volkswagen, has rejected a trade union offer to limit workers’ pay rises, saying it does not go far enough. Talks are currently in place, but the
Hotel group invests 30 million
The Fénix Hotel Group has embarked on a 30 million euro investment programme to spruce up four of its five hotels. The major refurbishment plan includes a 14 million euro
International comic festival
Amadora is currently “the international meeting point” for fans of comic stories, according to the organisers of the fifteenth International Amadora Comic Festival (Festival Internacional de Banda Desenhada de Amadora).