Murdered Portuguese was looking for work in UK
The extent of the tragedy of the 45-year-old Portuguese man, savagely beaten to death in Crawley, West Sussex, UK, over a week ago has finally emerged. João Esteves had travelled
Panic in bank as shotgun robber lets rip
It was scene of total panic. Bank tellers and clients were traumatised when a masked man burst into the Santander branch at Vilar do Paraíso, Vila Nova de Gaia, mid-morning,
Police and rescue service scramble to rescue four-legged ‘girl’
Police, firemen and INEM rescue services raced to the scene after a panic phone call from a woman appealing for help for her “girl” who she had found hanging from
Family stones army truck after it kills man
An army truck was stoned in Lisbon last week after it ran over and killed a local man on his way to the supermarket. Manuel Silva, 60, was crossing the
Economics conman gets off lightly
Considering he fooled what TVi television called “half the world” – claiming to be a former presidential advisor and UN financial researcher – economics conman Artur Baptista da Silva has
Tourism board focuses on culture
Tourism and culture chiefs have been thrashing out ways to boost the region’s often unsung appeal – that of its culture. Desidério Silva, president of Turismo do Algarve, and Alexandra
Looming supply crisis for blood banks
It is not yet critical, but health chiefs are worried by the drop in blood bank donations. Coupled with the fact that staff to man the banks are also down,
Police chief resigns over “institutional terrorism”
A municipal police chief in Braga has resigned over what he calls “institutional terrorism” within the force that puts the safety of the population, as well as other policemen, at
Patient diagnosed with ‘gas’ discovers cancer
The Algarve’s health authority is investigating the case of a patient from Quarteira whose complaints of a “strong stomach pain” had allegedly been dismissed as “gas” by his GP since
Incentives offered for water-wise farming
While she did nothing for her popularity by insisting recently that all small producers be registered for tax – whether or not they sell enough to make ends – agriculture