Lagoa wetland
Dear Editor, The nature area problem in Lagoa is very easy to solve. Why is the Câmara looking for a complex solution? 1) Any good landscape architect with environmental experience
Dog poisoning – feeling helpless
Dear Editor, The dreaded thing has happened, my dog has been poisoned. After two days on a drip, I have brought her home. My vet shrugs his shoulders when I
Powercuts in the wild west
Dear Editor, I see from my latest EDP invoice that 72% of Portugal’s electricity now comes from renewable sources. Furthermore, I have read that figure could rise to nearly 90%
Soldier admits to drug and alcohol-fuelled romp in Military Museum
A 26-year-old soldier has told a Porto Court how he and a colleague entertained two women in Porto’s Military Museum during a night of “togetherness” involving drugs and alcohol. The
“Last holdout Moody’s” looks like (finally) taking Portugal “out of junk”
Bit by bit, all the world’s heavyweight ratings agencies have taken Portugal into “investment grade” territory. All but one: Moody’s, now reported to be “on the verge” of finally changing
Restaurants to admit pets on leads from May
The red-letter day for animal lovers has arrived. From May, they will be able to take their pets into “commercial establishments” that opt to welcome them. The establishments – “primarily
European Parliament “wants to ‘ban’ summertime”
The European Parliament has taken the first steps towards banning ‘summertime’ – the ‘hour change’ (also known as DST, daylight saving time). The reason stems from a petition by exhausted
Hand-reared godwits from Norfolk “found safe and sound in Portugal”
UK Conservationists received some heart-warming news from Portugal this week. Two hand-reared black-tailed godwits – a species under threat – have been sighted 1,200 miles from ‘home’ among a flock
Closed judgement sees spy condemned to seven years four months in jail
The tortuous story of “NATO spy” Federico Carvalhão Gil turned another bend in the road on Thursday, with Lisbon’s criminal tribunal finding him guilty espionage, the violation of State secrets
Top engineer sounds alert on Portugal’s seismic security
With the country registering an unusual number of land-based tremors since the start of the year, civil engineer Carlos Mineiro Aires has gone on record to say the government must