Portuguese youngsters stay too long with parents
The European foreign debt crisis is making it harder for young Europeans to move out of their parents’ home. New data from the Eurostat shows the percentage of those aged
Energy in English
Portugal’s Energy Services Regulatory Authority (ERSE) has released informative leaflets in English about the end of regulatory tariffs for domestic consumers of electricity and natural gas. The leaflets are titled
Foreign resident population up 70% in last decade
Nearly 400,000 foreigners were recorded as living in Portugal in March 2011, according to the latest Census (2011). In the last decade, the foreign community residing in Portugal grew by
Santas on bikes protest
A Christmas-themed protest against the A22 tolls is taking place tomorrow (December 22) in Albufeira, where the President of Portugal is expected to be holidaying with his family. The ‘Santa
Aljezur fisherman missing after cliff fall
Searches to find and recover the body of a 50 year-old Ukrainian man who was fishing when he fell into the water in Aljezur continue. The body was sighted last
Another fatal train accident in Algarve
A man, aged 48, was killed by a train in Rio Seco, Faro, last Saturday evening. The alert was raised at 8pm, with the bombeiros, INEM and the Red Cross
Sectors affecting tourism heard
The Algarve Tourism Board President has recently held meetings with representatives of various sectors linked to the tourism industry in the region. Last week Desidério Silva met with EVA Transportes
Silves approves 2013 budget
Silves Câmara has approved its 2013 budget at €37 million. The amount is €10 million less than last year and the lowest of the last 10 years. The reduction is
Sweet-toothed criminals
Thieves who broke into Pastelaria Tolitel in Rua do Mouros, Tavira, early one morning with the idea of removing a tobacco machine failed to carry it away and managed only
Thieves target lorries in Olhão
Commercial enterprises in the Olhão industrial zone have been subjected to a spate of thefts in which diesel fuel is being siphoned and batteries stolen from parked lorries. The thieves