New ‘football freebie’ controversy, this time allegedly involving rates waiver
Tabloid Correio da Manhã is calling it “the email scandal”, suggesting Portugal’s finance minister Mário Centeno may have helped the sons of Benfica boss Luís Filipe Vieira with a rates
Wild seas off Cascais “take body” with them
Searches by air, sea and land are ongoing today (Monday) in a bid to recover the body of a 56-year-old fishermen who fell to his death off rocks near Guincho,
Petition demands action against pet owners who leave dogs and cats on balconies
An online petition that aims to give authorities the legal grounds to punish owners who leave dogs and cats on balconies for long periods of time was launched last week
Firefighters rescue father and son from 20-metre deep well in Figueira
A seven-year-old boy and his father were rescued from a 20-metre deep well by firefighters in Figueira, Portimão on Sunday afternoon (January 7). The father jumped in to keep his
Burns Supper in Silves
The Saint Andrew’s Society of the Algarve will be holding its Burns Supper at Restaurante Ponte Romana in Silves on Saturday, January 27. Starting at 7pm, guests will be greeted
Unemployment drops to “levels not seen for 13 years”
More good news for Portugal’s economy: INE, the national statistics institute, reports that unemployment dropped according to figures for last October to 8.4% – the lowest it has been since
Passenger ferry runs aground in bad weather over Azores
Over 70 people had to be rescued from the Mestre Simão passenger ferry after it ran aground on rocks in bad weather as it approached Madalena do Pico in the
Mirandela’s smoking children “divide opinions”
With Epiphany celebrated last weekend, focus both here and abroad has been on the northern Portuguese village where tradition has it that children “as young as five” are encouraged to
Algarve hotels enjoy best December since records began
2017 proved to be a year of benchmarks for the Algarve’s hotel sector, which enjoyed its best December in terms of bookings since records began. Nearly 40% of rooms were
Lagos to launch petition for new hospital
A public petition is being launched by Lagos’ municipal assembly to demand the construction of a new hospital. The proposal, presented by CDU and approved at the last meeting of