Third skydiver plunges to death in Algarve (UPDATE)
Details are emerging of the tragic death this afternoon of skydiver number three at Portimão aerodrome. The fated site, at Penina, Alvor, popular with jumpers, has seen three parachutists die
‘Golden Visa’ Chinese man arrested for fraud (UPDATE)
As monied Chinese investors embrace Portugal’s Golden Visa programme, the ‘downside’ of the scheme has become all too apparent. Polícia Judiciária arrested a 42-year-old Chinese man in Cascais last week
Council boss lobbies minister over rent-a-car controversy
Algarve council boss Jorge Botelho (pictured) has waded into the rent-a-car controversy saying he is “very concerned” that it will lead to more regional unemployment and economic misery. The president
Health service battles oral cancer
A special ‘dental check’ has been created in a bid to stop the alarming number of people dying every year from oral cancer. “We must act,” said organiser of the
Cemetery revolt
The little village of Miradeses, in Mirandela, is up in arms over an electioneering ploy that backfired and left them with a cemetery full of dogs and cattle. The problems
Portugal’s €250 million tomato processing industry under threat
News emerged last week of another threat to one of Portugal’s leading industries. A transatlantic trade agreement being negotiated between Brussels and the US is pivotal to the survival of
Sudden death in Loulé
A walk to a Loulé beauty spot with friends ended in tragedy last week when a 68-year-old man went into cardiac arrest, dying before he could be airlifted to hospital.
Return of the Red Squirrel
Not seen in Portugal for “hundreds of years”, the red squirrel is at last making a major comeback, and has now been registered in various parts of the north and
Hearse crash
The journey to a funeral parlour ended in tragedy at the weekend when a hearse crashed into a house wall, killing one of the four people travelling inside it. The
ASAE hones in on illegal gambling
Despite the government dragging its feet on a new gambling law, ASAE – the food and economic safety authority – is keeping illegal gamblers on their toes, seeking out non-authorised