Vila Vita staff under investigation
Several members of staff at the Vila Vita Park Hotel have been suspended from their duties pending an investigation into mismanagement of the resort. The locks to the managers’ offices
Couple missing
On January 18 this year, Eric Klooster, a Dutchman in need of a heart operation, and his partner of three years, Renate Jörk, abandoned their rented Renault Clio near Budens.
Crackdown on arsonists
The Ministry for Agriculture is looking for new ways to control the movements of around 100 arsonists, suspected of being responsible for the deadly wave of fires that spread throughout
Dirty dozen
The trial of 12 Moldavians, variously accused of extortion and murder, has come to an end with jail sentences handed down to all the suspects concerned. The Portimão court handed
English woman murdered
The bodies of an Englishwoman and her Belgian boyfriend have been found in their apartment at Torre Iberius in Armação de Pêra. The couple have been identified as 65-year-old Firmin
Explosive stash
A 20-year-old German man was arrested recently by officers from the Lagos GNR after he was discovered with illegal explosives. The arrest happened after the authorities acted on a report
February film fun
Porto once again hosts the Fantasporto Film Festival this month. Founded by the editors of the Cinema Novo film magazine, and supported by state and private sponsors, the festival awards
Giant turtle washed up
A giant leather-backed turtle, washed ashore at Peniche, was dragged alive from the sand and taken to Zoomarine in Albufeira for treatment, but died during the journey down to the
Judge interrupts corruption trial
The judge presiding over the trial of officers from Albufeira’s GNR-Brigada de Trânsito division, who have been accused of corruption, has reprimanded one of the suspect’s defence lawyers, accusing him
Large shark stuns Sagres
A massive monk-shark, measuring 10 metres in length and more than two tonnes in weight, has been accidentally captured 12 miles off the Sagres coast. The unusually large fish was