Silves Bombeiros in protest
In the midst of management turmoil, change is in the air for the Bombeiros Voluntários of Silves. This past Friday, a general vote was held to dismiss all 10 members
Remote work reshapes location choices
As remote and hybrid working become established features of modern professional life, many younger professionals are reassessing where they choose to live and build their careers. For highly qualified individuals
A season of balance, movement and connection
As winter begins to soften and the days grow brighter, February and March at Quinta do Lago mark a natural shift in pace – a season shaped by renewed energy,
Expert blames Mondego flooding on ‘years of bad decision-making’
Geographer and climate expert, António Bento Gonçalves, has been spelling out the task ahead of Portugal’s government to ‘build back better’ from the catastrophic damages of recent weeks. Talking last
Final voting in presidential elections “not plain sailing”
The final voting today in the second-round of presidential elections (for areas too hit by storms last week to take part) is moving forwards in various locations, except for Bidoeira
Marcelo stresses need for national ‘catastrophe fund’
Visiting a slowly mopping-up Alcácer do Sal today, President Marcelo stressed the need for a national catastrophe fund, roughly 10 days since finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento revealed that the
Searches ongoing in flood-hit Montemor-o-Velho for missing couple
Searches are ongoing today for a couple in their late-60s who left home in the flood-hit municipality of Montemor-o-Velho four days ago, and have not been seen or heard of
Coimbra starts to breathe more easily
This evening, the end of a Friday 13th that had threatened so much in the way of further flooding damages, Coimbra started to breathe more easily. Fears that pressure from
“Don’t abandon Almada!”: Socialist leader appeals to government
Socialist leader José Luís Carneiro is appealing to the government ‘not to abandon Almada’, struggling as it is with the consequences of landslides in the residential area of Porto Brandão,
Faro’s Lethes Theatre set to reopen this month after storm damage
Faro’s historic Lethes Theatre is reopening on February 22 after storm damage forced it to cancel all shows last November. The theatre’s stage was hit hard by Depression Cláudia, forcing