Pensioner tried to stab wife
Police in Vila Real de Santo António detained a 68-year-old man recently, suspected of trying to murder his wife, by stabbing her in the neck and the head with a
Pirates in Tavira
Tavira police have seized around 3,000 pirate CDs and DVDs and 124 bottles of fake perfume at the annual São Francisco Fair. It is understood that the commercial value of
Poignant art
The ‘Vistas Contemporâneas’ art exhibition, by Bartolomeu dos Santos, was inaugurated recently at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal. The exhibition, which continues until November 6, includes 10 pictures, of which
Portugal must cut ‘red tape’
‘End the red tape – it’s strangling foreign property investment in Portugal!’ This was the message from Beltico President, Stuart Swycher, to the British Royal Club on Friday. Swycher informed
Portuguese wine in British territory
A British group of Portuguese wine importers has, with the co-operation of ICEP Portugal, launched the Association of Portuguese Wine Importers (APWI). The launch took place in the chancellery of
Prospects for the new Prime Minister
Life with Santana will never be dull. Durão Barroso lacked charisma and led a government dominated by the need to curb its predecessor’s budget deficit. Santana is a populist known
Scoring in the EU
There is a belief in the UK that we British obey EU laws, while other countries simply ignore them. A new report reveals the real story. Every year, the European
Still no sign – Service honours child victim
More than three hundred people recently took part in a tribute to Joana, the eight-year-old girl who disappeared in the village of Figueira in Portimão one month ago. Police are
Street racing must be stopped
Methods to prevent the worrying new trends of ‘street racing’ and ‘tuning’ were discussed at a meeting this week at the Transport Council. The new ‘hobbies’, which are currently in-vogue
Superb CATS
At the time of going to press, some tickets were still available for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hugely successful musical, Cats, which opened at Lisbon’s Coliseu dos Recreios theatre last week,