Classical concert for lovebirds
A unique round of classical concerts, ranging from the work of classical to contemporary composers, will begin this Valentine’s Day at Cine-Teatro Louletano. Organised by the municipal authority of Loulé
Penis-burning nurse pays with jail time
A Quarteira nurse who burnt the penis of one patient and left another to suffer in agony for hours has been sentenced to four years in jail by Évora’s appeal
Portugal’s ‘gold shops’ close as value tumbles
Shops in Portugal that buy and sell unwanted gold are closing in increased numbers due to the “abrupt” depreciation in the value of the precious metal across international markets. According
Algarve health authority recruits new doctors
Regional health chiefs are recruiting new doctors to work in the Algarve’s state hospitals and health centres. Vacancies have been announced in 10 different specialties: nephrology, paediatrics, immuno-allergology, gynaecology/obstetrics, orthopaedics,
New initiative to counteract youth unemployment
It is called ‘Garantia Jovem’ and it has been set up to combat Portugal’s alarming level of youth unemployment. Last week, national and regional representatives of the IEFP (Institute for
Family flee
A young child fell from the first floor as his father was trying to evade social workers. The father was scaling down an apartment block from the third floor using
Women con artists rob the elderly
A callous group of women are knocking on the doors of elderly people in Barreiro, near Lisbon, and introducing themselves as council officials while secretly eyeing up the premises for
Seaman missing after being swept by rogue wave
A huge wave swept a seaman from the merchant ship Corvo that was travelling from Leixões, mainland Portugal, to Ponta Delgada in the Azores during last weekend’s storms. The accident
Lisbon to lose 10 police stations
Ten PSP police stations will be closed down in Lisbon by May this year. The move has been announced by the Ministry for Internal Administration which said in a communiqué
Police alert over latest bank scams
Customers of Caixa Geral de Depósitos and Montepio Geral have been warned to ditch any emails they receive from their banks “immediately and definitively”. The national command of PSP police