Yet another change at Olhanense
Fifty-year-old former Italian international Giusepee Galderisi is the new coach at beleaguered Olhanense. He becomes the club’s sixth man-in-charge in the past 12 months and replaces Paulo Alves who took
Futsal death
A 23-year-old futsal player died of cardiac arrest after a match in Ribamar, in the Lourinhã municipality, on January 5. The youngster, who played for the Académico Clube de Ciências
Seal in Sagres
A juvenile seal was found wandering Mareta beach in Sagres on January 4. The animal, which was collected by the maritime authorities following a call from a member of the
Sexy firefighters calendar too popular to handle
‘Calendar boys’ from Setúbal firefighters have had to suspend calendar reservations on their Facebook page as they were unable to respond to all the requests. Daniel André, project coordinator, said
May 17 – end date for Portugal’s adjustment programme?
Portugal may well end its financial adjustment programme on May 17. This forecast came from the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Othmar Karas, who, in simple terms, will be responsible
New road traffic regulations in force
A number of new road traffic regulations came into effect on January 1 – including changes to the etiquette on roundabouts, drink-drive limitations and new rights for cyclists. There are
Government offers cars as tax 'carrots'
The Portuguese government will launch special draws in March offering cars to taxpayers who ask for their NIF (tax identification number) to be included on any invoices for items they
Portugal mourns death of football hero
Portuguese football legend Eusébio, considered by many as one of the best players in the history of the sport, died on Sunday (January 5) of heart failure at the age
€6 million to promote Algarve tourism abroad
Six millions euros is how much the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) will have available to promote the Algarve to foreign markets in 2014 – and the entity hopes the sum
Traffic cuts in Loulé to last until April
Construction work that is taking place in the historic area of the city of Loulé has forced traffic to be cut off at the north section of Rua Martim Moniz