Lagos battles Sines ports merger
It’s a motion proposed by the communists, but backed by the whole municipal assembly: Lagos is against the government plan to merge the Algarve ports administration with that of Sines.
Reality check
In a week where PSD leaders jubilantly affirm “Portugal is better!” grim statistics reveal it to be anything but. There are more new unemployed than ever before, more families with
Bore draw
While Santa Clara showed little ambition beyond keeping a clean sheet, Portimonense tried their best to take home all three points from the Azores despite missing the creative services of
Animal awareness
“Amar é Cuidar” (Love is to Caring for) is the name of a campaign by Lagos council that aims to raise awareness amongst local youngsters about the importance of animal
Troika calls for continued austerity in Portugal
As many predicted and even more fear, Troika lenders “have called for all parties and citizens in Portugal to back austerity measures for a few more years”. Carrying the story
Michal Kwiatkowski wins Volta ao Algarve 2014
Polish cyclist Michal Kwiatkowski was crowned the overall winner of Volta ao Algarve 2014, registering the lowest cumulative time in the competition’s five stages. The Omega Pharma-Quick-Step cyclist finished 19
Cinema reopens
Algarcine has announced that its movie theatres in Lagos were due to reopen on Thursday, February 27, three months after a fire broke out and left the cinema and its
Peace run
A number of cities throughout the Algarve welcomed the 27th edition of the ‘Peace Run’ earlier this week, widely considered to be one of the world’s biggest international efforts for
Illegal banking
A 73-year-old widow from Matosinhos is in court this week charged with running an illegal ‘bank’ for the last 20 years. Maria Augusta Monteiro is accused of abuse of confidence,
Porto Hospital wins world prize for life-saving new system
“Using technology to attain excellence” – this is the challenge laid down by Microsoft in their Health Users Group Innovation Awards, and this year Porto’s Hospital de São João, in