New Year’s concerts with a difference
A joint venture from the Banda Filarmónica de São Brás de Alportel and the Coro dos Amigos do Museu will see two New Year’s concerts being performed this month. The
Startup Visa launched to attract foreign investment
A new programme entitled Startup Visa was launched on Tuesday (December 2) to put Portugal “at the top of the list for business development and innovation”. Hopes are that the
Shoebox success
Organisers of the 13th Annual Shoebox Drive for the Elderly were delighted by the response to their appeal just before Christmas. Almost 150 filled shoeboxes were delivered by Silves-based charity
Portimão-Bragança air link registers 15% passenger increase in 2017
Flights connecting the Algarve town of Portimão to the northern town of Bragança saw passenger numbers increase 15% between January and November last year compared to the same period in
New funding plan launched to revamp old town buildings
The revamp of rundown buildings in the historic centres of towns in the Algarve and throughout Portugal is due to become easier following the launch of a new state financing
Farense challenge for Cup success
SC Farense travel to Caldas da Rainha next Wednesday (January 10) to play Caldas Sport Clube in the quarter-finals of the Portugal Cup. Caldas overcame Académica in the previous round
Man drowns in Ria Formosa
A man drowned in the Ria Formosa estuary in Olhão on Tuesday after falling into the water following what is believed to have been an epileptic attack. The man, said
Banks closed over 300 branches and cut 1,300 jobs last year
Over 300 branches closed and 1,300 jobs were cut last year by the five main banks operating in Portugal. The news was reported by Lusa news agency using the latest
Marcelo thwarts political skullduggery forged behind closed doors
A controversial bid to change the way political parties in Portugal are financed, forged ‘behind closed doors’ before Christmas and criticised in the media has been thwarted by President Marcelo
Portimonense – A question of honour
Portimonense completed their remaining League Cup third round group phase programme with two highly respectable away draws against Benfica and Braga over the festive period. In Lisbon, manager Vítor Oliveira’s