Algarve welcomes England World Cup squad
Roy Hodgson’s England squad will arrive in the Algarve on Monday as they prepare for this summer’s World Cup finals in Brazil. The five-day training camp in Vale do Lobo
EC clampdown on electronic cigarettes
Anyone who thought it was okay to smoke an electronic cigarette in public must think again. As of May 19, a new EC directive is banning the use of electronic
Olhanense relegated
Following the 2-1 home win over FC Porto some 300 Olhanense fans made the journey to V.Setúbal in the hope that a win or a draw would be sufficient to
Mains water finally arrives in rural Castro Marim
Providing clean, potable water to 50 rural areas in Castro Marim – where water supply still comes from local fountains – is one of the municipality’s main priorities for the
Net tightens over sinister child-trafficking through Portugal
Border police are keeping up the pressure when it comes to child-traffickers using Portugal as a gateway to Europe. Only last week, a combined operation by SEF (the immigrants and
Tax hikes ahead?
Taxes are likely to increase yet again if the Constitutional Court rejects the government’s latest measures included in the 2014 State budget, said Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho. “If important
Portugal and islands on “very high” UV alert
Portugal and its islands are on “very high” UV alert today, with IPMA (the institute of sea and atmosphere) advising everyone to wear sunglasses with a good UV-filter, sunhats and
Ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett to perform in Lagoa
Concert || Rock fans across the Algarve are expected to scramble for tickets to relive the repertoire of one of the biggest rock bands of all time – Genesis –
Portugal “one of the worst offenders” in the carbon emissions fight
Pollution || A Eurostat report has shown that Portugal is one of the three “worst offenders” when it comes to the ongoing battle with carbon emissions. While elsewhere in Europe
Man discharged from hospital with broken back
In an extraordinary blunder, a Barcelos hospital discharged an accident victim with a broken back and bleeding to the brain. The 55-year-old had only just got home – unable to