Stabbed man finds refuge on commuter train
A 24-year-old man leapt onto a Linha de Sintra commuter train as it prepared to leave Damaia, Amadora, yesterday, and promptly collapsed, bleeding. Fellow passengers discovered he had only just
Women’s football: Benfica, Sporting and Seville compete for Algarve Trophy
The women’s football teams of SL Benfica, Sporting CP and Seville FC will be competing for the first women’s Algarve Trophy (Troféu do Algarve) between this Thursday and Saturday (August
Bores’ tragic ‘return home’: “never recovered from tranquilization”
Outrage and sadness as bid to ‘bring Bores home’ ends in lynx’s death The heroic struggle to free Bores from a cage underneath a waterslide has ended in tragedy. The
Tourist tax stampede: now it’s turn of communist-led Setúbal
Portugal’s municipalities see tourist tax as new ‘fast-track’ to raising money As of September, communist-led Setúbal City Council is to start charging a tourist tax of €2 per guest of
Major media coverage as President, PM visit oncology/ maternity services in Lisbon
Visit comes in (yet another) summer of health discontent Portugal’s president and prime minister are to visit the Oncology service at Lisbon’s Santa Maria Hospital today, as well as its
Minister announces €1.2 million compensation for Algarve fishermen
This compensation for fishermen is a “first” in Portugal, minister says Portugal’s minister for the environment has announced €1.2 million in compensation for Algarve fishermen affected by the creation of
Algarve desalination plans: “authorities finally appreciate high costs involved”
Sustainable water platform reiterates alternatives to “total lack of logic in management of public money” With the costs of the desalination plant planned for Albufeira now seeing Algarve councils totting
New €20 million hotel to be built in Ferragudo
Hotel will be located next to the rundown Arade Congress Centre in Ferragudo The Água Hotels Group has announced the construction of a new four-star hotel near the rundown Arade
Mexilhoeira Grande warehouse rehabilitated to host parish social events
The Parish Council’s rehabilitation plan also includes building a pedestrian walkway in Alcalar and improving water efficiency in schools. An inter-administrative agreement worth approximately €119,000 has been signed between the
Law abolishing A22 tolls published in State newspaper
A22 and other ex-SCUT tolls will stop being charged on January 1, 2025 The law which abolishes tolls on the Algarve’s A22 motorway and other ex-SCUT motorways was published in