Diamond-drilling for gold and copper enters new phase in southern Portugal
Avrupa Minerals Ltd, the mining company that now holds 11 different licences throughout Portugal, started an “exciting” new phase of drilling at their Alvalade Project, on the Pyrite Belt of
Beyoncé bound for Portugal
Beyoncé, the American singer who recently surprised the world by releasing her fifth album on iTunes without any promotion will soon be arriving in Portugal as part of ‘The Mrs
Quinta do Lago to renovate
Quinta do Lago has announced that it is carrying out significant renovation work on its ‘Norte’ golf course to bring it to the world-class standards to which the resort’s golfers
Bank card forgers go on millionaire spree
They cloned 1,700 bank cards and made 3,800 fraudulent transactions amounting to a €1.1 million shopping spree. But the big spending is finally over. A police operation, dubbed “Presente Americano”,
Creditors circle round fraudulent ex-Benfica boss
Convicted fraudster and ex-Benfica boss João Vale e Azevedo had another day in court this week, as the Tribunal do Comércio in Sintra officially declared him bankrupt. According to Negócios
Unparalleled football centre comes to Algarve
It is an ambitious project called Match Algarve and it has a very clear goal in its sights – to create one of the best football training centres in Europe
Ryanair declares war on TAP by opening Lisbon base
Ryanair announced on Thursday, January 23, that it would be opening a new base in Lisbon that would “allow Portuguese consumers and visitors to escape TAP’s high fares” – while
Beja bakers suffer barbaric beating
A Beja baker lies seriously injured in hospital in Lisbon after a barbaric beating in her own bakery. Margarida Carocinho, 54, was finishing her work for the evening when three
Reading room
Albufeira council has just opened a new reading room at their historical archive, giving people a space for research in peace and quiet. The new facility on Rua João Bailote
Meco wave tragedy: Was it a student ritual that went horribly wrong?
As grieving parents agonise over the final hours of the Meco six, more and more reports coming through suggest the tragedy could well have been a university prank that went