Special award for Mourinho
A century of wins for Chelsea under the stewardship of José Mourinho has been recognised by the Football Writers’ Association. At their annual gala dinner at London’s Savoy Hotel the
Re-elected Passos Coelho says: ‘deceptive wealth gone for good'
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has said that many of the cuts the government has implemented are temporary, though the “deceptive wealth” the Portuguese enjoyed before the crisis in
Albufeira honours Portugal manager Paulo Bento
February 7 marks the day that Albufeira will be honouring its local athletes, coaches, clubs and associations for their efforts and achievements during the 2012/2013 season. But this year’s ceremony
UK growth will boost Algarve economy
News that the UK economy is growing at the fastest rate for the last six years will almost certainly bring benefits to the Algarve. A spokesman for leading European financial
Safe robbed of a million in gold and silver
Thieves hit the jackpot when they cracked the basement safe of elderly jeweller Alberto Velho, 84. While the retired man slept peacefully upstairs, they made off with up to €1
Faro and Almodôvar closer than ever
The mayors of Faro and the Alentejo town of Almôdovar got together last week to discuss common interests and strengthen their already close ties. At the meeting in Faro, the
Policeman in hot water over photos of missing baby
A PSP officer is in hot water for posing for photographs with ‘missing’ Madeira baby Daniel Abreu moments after the little boy was found. The policeman then apparently tried to
Government set to lose €46.6 million on BPN paintings
News emerged last week that the long-awaited sale of Joan Miró paintings formerly owned by disgraced Portuguese bank BPN will cost the government more than €46 million. The value of
Portugal opens up to Iran and Cuba
Portugal had a busy weekend abroad, with two delegations discussing bilateral ties, one with Iran and the other with Cuba. The 17-member delegation visiting Iran’s Qazvin City was made up
Eurosport highlights Algarve’s sports appeal
‘Algarve Sport Destination’ is a four-minute TV slot coming up in Feburary on the popular Eurosport channel. The pan-European television network was in the Algarve in January shooting footage for