Double faults
The Algarve did not enjoy much success on the tennis courts last week. The region’s current best hope of succeeding former Portuguese men’s No1 Rui Machado, 19-year-old ATP 576th ranked
First amongst equals
A sizeable home crowd at the Portimão municipal stadium witnessed the Algarveans take over at the top of the ultra-competitive Portuguese second division last Sunday afternoon. Remarkably, manager Lázaro Oliveira’s
Down Under
Portugal finished 17th out of the 26 countries which participated in the €5.9 million Honda World Cup of Golf in Australia over the weekend. Ricardo Santos and Filipe Lima began
New president for Portuguese tourism
João Cotrim de Figueiredo is the new president of Turismo de Portugal, the central public authority responsible for promotion, enhancement and sustainability of tourism activities. The economist was chosen by
Prison break escapee back behind bars
One of the three convicts who escaped recently from Castelo Branco prison is back behind bars after a combined police operation that saw him cornered in Gavião, Portalegre, on Thursday,
Can’t we just forget politics for a while?
Dear Editor I read with dismay last week your story “Portimão mayor outraged by hospital director’s report”, as it honestly did smack of self-seeking political posturing – posing, of course,
Philippine deer
A zoo in the northern city of Vila Nova de Gaia is celebrating the birth of one of the most endangered species of deer in the world. The little Philippine
Hospital under scrutiny as another child dies
After the tragic case in Portimão of eight-year-old Paulo Rafael Silaghi – who died in October after repeated medical visits for a misdiagnosed case of appendicitis – another child has
Big chill
Chilling temperatures are expected to continue across Portugal until at least December 5. Forecasts predict the lowest temperatures below 5ºC with the possibility of plunges to as much as -4ºC
Drugs leave hundreds of Brits behind bars, says Embassy
Hundreds of British nationals are currently locked up in prisons across the globe for drug-related offences, often detained for months without trial and facing distressing living conditions. In Portugal, the