Big wheel
Team Saxo Bank sports director Phillipe Mauduit has confirmed that tainted former two-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will begin his 2014 cycling season preparation in the Algarve. The
Don’t expect a pension, warns bank chief
Stiff words from BPI President Fernando Ulrich this week: it’s a mistake to believe social security payments will guarantee a pension. Speaking at a reunion dinner at the Catholic University
Banks plan extra commissions on ATMs and bank cards
Banks are threatening to start charging commission on ATM withdrawals, increasing the prices of debit cards or taking a whole host of other measures to offset the loss of revenue
National coastal radar finally up and buzzing
It’s finally connected – the new SIVICC national radar system, costing over €31 million and involving radar beacons up and down the country, was switched on this week, guaranteeing the
Portuguese leaders express condolences on Mandela’s death
Portugal’s leaders have expressed their condolences on the death of former South African President and symbol of freedom, Nelson Mandela. President Aníbal Cavaco Silva described Mandela as “South Africa’s greatest
Heading up?
Following two ultracompetitive match-days blighted by erratic refereeing, Portimonense find themselves leading the 22-team table by four points, ahead of tomorrow’s (Saturday) trip to improving Viseu. Last week’s away game
Back to the future
sooner than the 2013 PGA European Tour season had ended in the Dubai desert just over a week ago, next year’s circuit teed off in South Africa. The Algarve’s Ricardo
Algarve ace
Up and coming 19-year-old Algarve tennis player André Gaspar Murta reached the quarter-finals of last week’s Larnaca Future in Cyprus before losing to Italian doubles partner and eventual tournament winner
Gunning for glory
The APG Faro GNR five-a-side team finished seventh at last week’s Police World Cup held in Lommel, Belgium. The Algarveans’ Porto colleagues did even better in occupying the bronze medal
Food drive nets 2,767 tons as one in five suffer anaemia from poor diet
A total of 2,767 tons of food was collected in supermarkets up and down the country last weekend to bolster the Food Bank’s ongoing campaign to fight hunger in Portugal.