Vultures give Portugal ‘the cold shoulder’
Vulture funds may be circling Portugal but their feathered namesakes are reportedly giving us the cold-shoulder. New research seems to link the ‘lack of vultures venturing into national territory’ with
Algarve remains top destination for Brits in Portugal
The Algarve continues to be the top destination for British holidaymakers in Portugal, revealed the region’s tourism chief Desidério Silva at the BTL tourism fair in Lisbon last week. He
Dolphin and whale sightings galore in Algarve
An impressive number of dolphin and whale sightings were registered off the coast of Portimão in 2017, with a total of 10 species being spotted. One company has reported having
Tragedy in Castro Verde as cars “swept away by force of water”
A 73-year-old woman died yesterday as the car she was travelling in was swept away by the force of waters in Castro Verde. Three others miraculously escaped death by climbing
Chaos as “second tornado” hits Faro
Faro was plunged back into tornado chaos on Sunday, only four days after being hit by similar extreme weather in the dockland area. This time the swirling column of wind
Constitutional court rejects complaint by Algarve mayor condemned to loss of mandate
It’s another bend in the road for battling Aljezur mayor José Amarelinho, but sources suggest it is “no way the end” of the fight. News coming in late last night
Algarve hosts international conference on catastrophe medicine
Experts on ‘catastrophe medicine’ will be travelling to the Algarve this month to take part in an international meeting at the University of the Algarve. Among guest speakers will be
Security guard run-to-ground after shooting three people by mistake
A security guard with a very poor aim has finally been run to ground after pursuing “a rival” for months, shooting three innocent people in the process. Tabloid Correio da
Euro Weekly 2 March 2018
Last week the pound strengthened by an average of 0.5% against the other dozen most actively-traded currencies. The main focus for sterling was Brexit, and whether the government could come
Gas and oil drilling, Aljezur – new hurdle in push for environmental impact study
Anti-oil platforms are warning of a new hurdle in the push for a study into the environmental impact of fossil fuel exploration off the coast of Aljezur. With a government