Nobel students achieve “top in the world” in Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards
Two students from Nobel International School Algarve in Porches have received prestigious awards from Cambridge Assessment International Education to acknowledge their outstanding performances, as “Top in the World” for Portuguese
Guided history walks in English around Tavira
Algarve historian Peter Kingdon Booker is leading three walks in Tavira next month: February 7 “Walled Town”, February 14 “Medieval Town” and February 21 “Northern Suburbs”. The meeting point is
Up to 2300 laws to be scrapped “because they don’t make sense”
Up to 2300 laws dating back to 1975 are to be scrapped because “they no longer make sense” and their continued existence on the Statute books could only generate confusion.
Madrugada hosts coffee morning to mark 9th birthday
Madrugada, the association that supports people with life-limiting illnesses and their families, has announced its ninth anniversary coffee morning taking place on Saturday, February 24, at its Support Centre in
MPs fight for rights for Portugal’s ‘disenfranchised children’
Bloco de Esquerda MPs are proposing a new nationality law to legalise children born in Portugal of foreign parents. The reason is that too many of these children are now
Campeonato de Portugal round-up
League leaders SC Farense were a goal down at home to Pinhalnovense after the league’s top scorer Diego Zaporo slotted home from the penalty spot midway through the first-half. With
Tests on bones confirm 112th victim of October 15 fires
The Institute of Legal Medicine has confirmed that bones discovered last month in Folgosinho, Gouveia are indeed those of missing local resident Rui Costa, 49 – not seen since the
Sonae Sierra sells malls in Portimão and Albufeira
Two shopping centres in the Algarve have been sold by Portuguese shopping centre group Sonae Sierra to the CA Património Crescente fund, owned by Square Asset Management. The deal includes
Chemical castration could replace jailtime for sex offenders, says public prosecutor
Public prosecutor Celso Leal has forced new debate on the possibility of treating sex offenders with drugs to curb their desires. His thesis, “Sex crimes and Chemical Castration in the
Police arrest ‘Spider-Man’ burglar in Tavira
A 39-year-old man has been arrested by PSP police after he was caught red-handed stealing from a house in Tavira. Dubbed ‘Spider-Man’ by national tabloid Correio da Manhã, the man