17-year-old tennis player found dead in Porto hotel room
The young man discovered dead in a hotel room in Porto on Monday has been identified as a 17-year-old dual national Russian/ Spanish tennis player, taking part in international tournaments
Avocado/ mango producer leaves Spain for Algarve “due to water woes”
Euroweekly news today reports that “TROPS, the avocado and mango cooperative from Axarquía, Spain, has announced a partial relocation of its packaging process to Tavira, Portugal, in response to water
More than 90% of scheduled court sessions disrupted by prison guards’ strike
Strike has postponed at least 1,000 trials, says union The prison guards’ strike – just one of a slew of public sector strikes and works-to-rule that have peppered recent weeks
Brits organise zipline crossing to raise money for Algarve firefighters
Event will take place in May The British expat community in the Algarve is organising a fundraising event for the Portuguese volunteer firefighters through a zip line crossing between Sanlúcar
Belgian tourist goes missing on walking trail in Azores
Authorities on São Miguel island, Azores, are still searching for a 54-year-old Belgian tourist who went missing on Sunday while on the walking trail to Lagoa do Fogo. The man’s
Unintegrated migrants cause feeling of insecurity – AD leader
AD develops theme of “controlled migration” Luís Montenegro, the leader of Portugal’s largest opposition party fighting elections in less than two weeks’ time under the ‘AD’ (Democratic Alliance), has developed
Algarve showcases nature, culture, food and wines at Lisbon’s BTL
The Algarve stand will aim to showcase the “essence of the region” The Algarve tourism board (RTA) will be promoting the region’s food, wine, nature, and culture at the BTL
New Algarve Stadium website launched
The stadium can host corporate events, as well as other sports such as rugby and motorsports A new website to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Algarve Stadium has been
Ria Formosa inspires new savoury pastry
The new Pastel da Ria has been “sculpted” to resemble the texture of a bivalve A new savoury pastry which uses local ingredients inspired by the Ria Formosa estuary can
Portugal’s caretaker PM rejects scenarios of NATO sending in troops to Ukraine
PM in Paris where President Macron insists “West has not ruled out putting boots on ground” Portugal’s outgoing prime minister, Antonio Costa, made placatory noises in Paris last night following