Portugal to debate lowering legal blood alcohol level for drivers
Proposal is to reduce level from 0.5 grams per litre to 0.2 Portugal is to debate, in a public consultation, whether to reduce amount of alcohol allowed in drivers’ blood
Algarve citrus sector between rock and hard place
Up to 30% ‘losses’ from weeks of rain, but drought would have been even worse With so many delighting in the news that the Algarve now has enough water stored
Violent crime rises again in Portugal
Number of rapes ‘highest in decade’ Provisional data from the Annual Internal Security Report (RASI) for 2024 shows that violent and serious crime, as well as juvenile delinquency, has risen
Massive development project planned for Faro
Project will include housing, commerce and offices, healthcare and student residences One of the largest real estate investment companies in Portugal, Finangeste, has begun works near the centre of Faro,
Appeal court orders couple to get rid of constantly barking dog
Could this case be a landmark for Portugal? The Lisbon court of appeal has ordered a retired couple to get rid of their 15-year-old pet because his constant barking upsets
Poll spot-on: PSD returns to power in Madeira, one seat short of absolute majority
CDS’ sole MP open to ‘swinging balance’ to PSD advantage The poll almost a week ago was ‘spot on’: it saw Madeira’s PSD government returning, potentially with an absolute majority,
Early morning earthquake felt in Faro, Albufeira
4.4 quake caused no personal or material damage Another day, another earthquake – but this one was felt with some intensity in Faro and Albufeira, measuring 4.4 on the Richter
Quinta do Barranco Longo recognised for sustainable winegrowing
The Algoz producer is the only winery in the Algarve to have received the coveted certification from the esteemed organisation Kiwa Sativa. Quinta do Barranco Longo in Algoz is celebrating a remarkable
Madeira elections: PSD “on verge of absolute majority”
Party led by Miguel Albuquerque on track for between 21-24 MPs Just as a poll released last week forecast, PSD social democrats in Madeira are on the verge of winning
Lisbon’s ‘new airport’: tourism confederation “very, very concerned”
Confederation fears construction could take decades, not years Portugal’s tourism confederation has today said what most people have been thinking since the definitive plan for a new, modern, airport for