Portugal airports handle 32.9 million passengers just in first half of 2024
The number of passengers passing through Portugal’s airports in the first half of the year was up by 5.2% on a year earlier to 32.9 million, according to data from
Five firefighters hurt after heavy vehicle careers off road en route to fire
Five firefighters attached to Peso da Régua brigade, in Vila Real district, were hurt today as the heavy vehicle they were travelling in careered off the road en-route to a
President calls for pact between two main parties over floundering health service
“It is really fundamental that there is stability, political continuity” Against a backdrop of relentless party-politics over the floundering SNS public health service, Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has
Portugal’s Olympic gold medal heroes ‘overwhelmed’ by rapturous reception in Porto
Over a thousand throng airport to welcome legendary cycling duo home Portuguese cyclists Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira – the Madison Olympic champions at Paris2024 – have admitted they were
Lagoa’s rundown congress centre to undergo €1.6 million revamp
Council plans to reopen ‘new Centro de Congressos de Lagoa’ in July 2025 The rundown Arade Congress Centre in Parchal – renamed as Centro de Congressos de Lagoa – is
Lagoa’s popular FATACIL fair begins Friday
FATACIL is described as the “biggest event south of the Tejo River” Lagoa’s famous FATACIL fair is just around the corner, starting on Friday, August 16 and running until Sunday,
Algarve nurses call strike on August 22 and 23
Strike called by Algarve nurses to address long-standing issues which are “still unresolved” Nurses of the Algarve’s Local Health Unit (ULS) have called a strike on August 22 and 23
Authorities accused of ‘preferring women give birth in ambulances than in hospital’
Birth on motorway access roundabout ‘saves mum and baby 120 km trip’ A birth in an ambulance on a motorway access roundabout ‘saved’ a young woman in labour a 120
Olhão invests in state-of-the-art firefighting equipment
Olhão’s Municipal Fire Department received new equipment worth over €200,000. Olhão’s Municipal Fire Department received state-of-the-art firefighting equipment in a ceremony led by Mayor António Miguel Pina last Wednesday, August
Cybertruck among Tesla models on display at Forum Algarve
Tesla’s Cybertruck will on display for first time in the Algarve The Tesla Cybertruck, a battery electric pickup truck, and two other models by the American company will be on