Take to the ice for trees
Forum Algarve in Faro is opening an ice rink this week with the aim of raising funds for the replanting of cork trees in Serra do Caldeirão – an area
Câmara to sue state
Lisbon Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, has announced that he will seek compensation from the state for what he describes as its “unjustified actions” in stopping works on the Marquês tunnel
Time to face the ‘raw and naked’ truth
Portugal must face up to facts and reform its institutions, increase productivity and boost exports if it is to solve its economic problems, according to former Portuguese Prime Minister, Dr.
David Blunkett allegations
David Blunkett has been battling to clear his name this week, after a series of allegations saying that he abused his position as Home Secretary to do his ex-lover, Kimberly
Watercolours with a Lisbon theme
Colours of the Estoril Coast and Lisbon will be the title of an exhibition by Swedish-born watercolour painter and long-time Cascais resident Lars Rejbrand, which will open today (Friday, December
EDP’s plans thrown out by Brussels
Portugal’s electricity producer and supplier EDP (Energia de Portugal) has long harboured ambitions to buy GDP (Gás de Portugal) and create a national energy group capable of competing with the
Wider exemptions on A22 tolls
The government will not abandon plans to introduce tolls on the A22 (Via do Infante) motorway, but residents could be exempted from having to pay tolls throughout the route for
Embassy sisters are doing it for themselves
Special report by Chris Graeme Normally, when one pictures lady ambassadors and ambassadors’ wives, they are sitting comfortably in Lisbon hotel conference halls, impeccably dressed in twin set and pearls,
World’s premier golf travel event
International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), the world’s premier annual event focusing on golf tourism, will be held at the Estoril Convention Centre from December 6 to 9. A record number
Natural gas due in Portimão
Natural gas will be available in Portimão and Alvor before next summer, according to Medigás, the distributors for the Algarve region. The promise was made during a public presentation of