Golf competition at Espiche Golf to help firefighters
Helping out the local firefighting forces with much-needed funding is the goal of a charity golf competition and barbecue scheduled for July 18 at the golf course of organisers Espiche
Horror in Carvoeiro as van ploughs into holidaymakers’ car
A young holidaymaker is dead and another is fighting for her life after a violent crash in Carvoeiro on Tuesday which also claimed three other victims. The tragedy happened around
Portuguese mother charged with people trafficking of own son
UPDATE Months after the country was assailed by photos of Baby Daniel – the angel-faced infant who went missing on the island of Madeira for three long cold nights in
Teachers and parent protest against school closure on Faro Island
A protest against the closure of the Ilha do Ancão Primary School on Faro Island was held on June 13. Led by the Teachers’ Union of the South, teachers and
Terrorist alert – Galician terrorists sought in Northern Portugal
Spanish anti-terrorist police have announced that they “have reason to believe the north of Portugal serves as the occasional shelter for two leaders of the Galician resistance” movement. Antón Garcia
Poruguese CGTP union threatens further strikes in July
After thunderous protest in Lisbon over the weekend which brought busloads of protesters from all over the country, the CGTP union is threatening further strike action for July 10. This
Honda Portugal recalls 5,000 ‘fire risk’ vehicles
If you are driving a Honda from the year 2000 to 2005, you should read on. Your car may be a free-wheeling fire-trap. The reason stems from a fault in
Young woman dies and four injured in Carvoeiro crash
A young woman believed to be French and aged between 18 – 20 died this afternoon (June 24) in a car crash just outside the CEPSA fuel station near Carvoeiro.
Gas confirmed as cause behind Lagoa’s killer explosion
As friends and neighbours came to terms with the tragic deaths of long-term Algarve residents Glyn Uzzell and Paul Fonck, police have today (June 24) intimated the explosion that killed
Euro 2004 England fans, finally stand trial
Ten years after being arrested for disturbances following an England game in 2004’s Euro football championship, 25 England fans are due to go on trial in Portugal on July 1