Pension cuts
More than 22,000 civil servants sought retirement in 2011, while state retirees saw their pensions reduced by 12.4% during the same year. According to data from the Directorate-General for Budget,
Poll results January 13
Last week we asked our online readers if they thought the government should ban smoking in enclosed public spaces. The vast majority of voters (80%) said the Portuguese government should
Portugal ‘trashed’ by Eurowars
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s decision on January 13 to downgrade Portugal’s rating by two levels to ‘BB’ received a strong reaction from the Portuguese Government.
Public transport prices to go up again in February
The Government is preparing to raise the cost of monthly metro and bus passes next month. At the same time, it is to slash the frequency and number of services
Upheaval in Portimão
The Algarve’s only ‘Championship’ Liga Orangina club did not enjoy the best of weekends. As the players were preparing for the important match against fellow strugglers União Madeira, news emerged
Wedding show
Wedding exhibition Algarve Noivos, now in its eighth year, is taking place at Portimão Arena this weekend. Around 10,000 people are expected to attend the only event of its type
Works stopped
Two streets in the historic centre of Silves have remained completely dug up for the past two years as the consortium responsible for the works appears to have run out
Down under
The draw for the Australian Open once again proved unkind to Portuguese No1 Rui Machado. The Algarvean faced fifth seed David Ferrer in his opening encounter of tennis’ first Grand
Eco ride
An eco bike tour is taking place on Sunday from the Jardim Manuel Bívar in Faro at 9.30am. The tour, organised by Glocal Faro and MegaSport, will take riders to
Family Saturdays
‘Family Saturdays’ educational workshops are to be held at Portimão Museum. New programmes have been created with the aim of providing different family orientated activities to do on a Saturday