Invisible spray for World Cup finals
Sepp Blatter, FIFA President, has announced that a vanishing spray will be used at free-kicks to mark a line on the ground where the defensive wall and ball must be
Alcoutim could partner with Spanish neighbours to apply for EU funds
Alcoutim Mayor wants to join forces with neighbouring Mértola and Spanish border councils to apply for EU funds. Mayor Osvaldo Gonçalves told Lusa news agency that the two Portuguese boroughs
Dutch initiative brings top European teams to Algarve
A string of football matches organised by Dutch training experts Trainingskampen.nl will be taking place in the Algarve between January 4 and 11. Starring a number of Dutch amateur clubs
Firefighters working hard to restore water in Messines
São Bartolomeu de Messines may finally be getting its water supply system back on track after two ruptured water pipes left a big slice of the local population without water.
New Year praises for 2014 State Budget
President of Portugal Cavaco Silva is unlikely to submit the 2014 State Budget to the Constitutional Court for checking. In his New Year’s speech on January 1, the head of
€3.3 billion spent using ATM system during holiday season
Portuguese people spent more than €3.3 billion using the ATM network during the holiday period – November 25 and December 29 – in a total of 78.9 million purchases. Data
Big waves place Portugal under orange alert
Portugal’s north and central coastalines have been placed under orange alert due to rough waters and large waves. The orange alert – the second gravest out of four – was
New Year clouded by uncertainty
Despite the government’s constant affirmations to the contrary, 2014 arrived under a cloud of uncertainty. Prices are rising across the board and public confidence that Portugal is truly “on the
Silves budget: where less can mean more
Getting no support from opposition parties, Silves’ CDU Câmara has voted to approve the lowest council budget for many years – a total of €35.9 million – but even with
More Algarve hotels on winter lock-down
An increasing amount of hotels are closing down in the Algarve for the winter and measures adopted by the Portuguese government to combat the problem just have not worked, various