Portugal

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Sunday Times claims that the British Government has drawn up plans to evacuate British citizens from Portugal and Spain in the event of a banking

A Portuguese-plated semi-tow truck carrying a total of 1.998,000 cigarettes in a hidden compartment was intercepted by the GNR during a routine check near Portimão on December 18. The smuggled

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The International Monetary Fund’s board of directors has approved the payment of the third slice of a €78 billion bailout package for Portugal. The decision to

Portimão’s latest outing at Freamunde very nearly ended in success. Undaunted by a fifth-minute Horacio strike, the Algarveans responded strongly with Sergio Organista and Simi finding the back of the

From next season the Liga Orangina, the equivalent of England’s Coca-Cola Championship, will boast 22 clubs as opposed to the present 16. In the interest of the national game the

Last week we asked readers if they thought small town shops could cope with large scale shopping complexes in view of dwindling Christmas sales in town centres. The vast majority

A clear Christmas weekend is expected across the region, with no sign of cloud cover. Temperatures are predicted to reach highs of 17ºC and lows of 9ºC. Wind speed will

Algarve fishermen are up in arms over a government measure to cut sardine fishery by half this year, something they say will lead to further unemployment in the sector. The