Monchique’s cork producers face desperate 13 year wait for new harvest
The fires may be out but life in Monchique will take years to return to ‘normal’, with cork and medronho production among the sectors of the local economy worst affected.
Thousands march “against oil prospection in the Algarve”
Thousands of people turned out to commemorate World Climate March on Saturday, with colourful parades going ahead in Porto, Lisbon and Faro. But while the event was billed as a
Daredevil swim across Tejo worries authorities
Authorities in Lisbon are worried that the daredevil swim of a young French resident across the Tejo may prompt copycat attempts that won’t be so lucky. Two rescue boats, five
Tennis star Serena Williams calls Portuguese ‘gold badge’ umpire “a thief”
Tennis fans got much more than they bargained for in last Saturday’s women’s final of the US Open. Gold-badge Portuguese umpire Carlos Ramos came under blistering attack from ‘living legend’
Olhão “lovers” lament loss of another iconic building
Another iconic building in Olhão has “bitten the dust” to make way reportedly for a modern apartment block. The dismal news is doing the rounds of social media today, with
Baleeira port “chaotic, as much on land as at sea”
Sagres fishermen have sounded the alert over the “very degraded state of Baleeira port”. The cement jetty is visibly crumbling, exposing iron reinforcement which in turn is rusting, while the
Lagos and Olhão to appoint municipal police forces
The towns of Lagos and Olhão are to start operating their own municipal police forces from 2019. In the case of Lagos where locals have been pushing for more police
Final line-up announced for BPM electronic music festival in Portimão and Lagoa
Organisers have announced the final line-up for the BPM electronic music festival which will take place in Portimão and Lagoa from September 20 to 23. New additions include some of
Still no word on plans to build bridge between Alcoutim and Spain
It’s been almost a year since parliament backed a bid to build a bridge between the Algarve’s borough of Alcoutim and Sanlúcar de Guadiana in Spain, described at the time
Dam finally gives up body of missing Brit
Almost three weeks since he fell from a banana boat ride on Santa Clara dam in the Alentejo, the body of missing 29-year-old Brit Richard Chapelow was found early on