Lisbon tasting like chocolate
Chocolates and everything sweet will be on offer at the first Lisboa Tasting event, taking place at Terreiro do Paço (Torreão Nascente) from November 21 to 24. In keeping with
Portuguese more ‘pet friendly’
Pets are being found more frequently across Portuguese homes. A study by market research institute GfK concluded that half of Portuguese houses have at least one pet, most of which
No Christmas lights as the needy are the priority
Lagoa municipality will not be putting up Christmas lights this year, “saving thousands of euros” which will be used to help the council’s needy families, said the Lagoa Mayor. However,
Jessica Fund ploughs €15m into Algarve renewal
It was scheduled to bring €7.5 million to the Algarve for urban renewal, but news now is that the figure is being doubled. Portugal’s allocation from the Jessica Fund (standing
New inquiry into child’s appendicitis death
A new inquiry promising “to take all the time necessary to reach the truth of the facts, with ethics, care and justice” has been opened into the tragic death of
PS demands explanation
Endless queues outside Algarve job centres – at just the time many hotels are closing for winter, leaving thousands out of work – have led to more questions in Parliament.
Red October for Algarve hotels
October was a good month for the region’s hotels with occupancy rates at 60.9%, representing a 7.9% increase on figures for the same period last year. Provisional data from Algarve
Finanças probes British minister’s Algarve house purchase
A Tory minister avoided paying tax by using an offshore company to buy his Algarve holiday home in Vale do Lobo, the Daily Telegraph has claimed – and now the
Fado and African beats
Every other Thursday night there is a Club Evening at the Galeria Arte Algarve in Lagoa. The last event was on November 7 with Fado star Ondina Santos, who enthralled
Fisherman falls to death
Another fisherman has tragically fallen to his death from cliffs on the west coast – bringing the number of fatalities this year to three. Fernando Sequeira, 45, born in Silves,