New record as air traffic control handles 7.5% more flights in 2024
NAV Portugal controlled 917,000 IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) flights in Portuguese airspace in 2024 – 7.5% more than the previous year and a new annual high, the air navigation service
Video surveillance will multiply in the Algarve, says PSD
Vice-president of the PSD Parliamentary Group, Cristóvão Norte, wants more proximity policing. Cristóvão Norte, the vice president of the PSD Parliamentary Group, raised the issue of security in the Algarve
Lagoa hosts “The Planets” by Gustav Holst
The Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at the Carlos do Carmo Auditorium on February 23. The Portuguese Philharmonic Orchestra is returning to Lagoa’s Carlos do Carmo Auditorium this month. The
Lota Cool Market opens registration for 2025 edition
The organisation is looking for creative and innovative participants for the 10th edition of the Portimão event. The Lota Cool Market – “the coolest market in the south” – will
CHEGA delivers ‘motion of censure’ over PM’s family company
Company “contravenes government code” – tabloid Right wing party CHEGA has submitted a motion of censure to the government, considering there are “very serious suspicions of incompatibility” on the part
Lisbon’s quake classified as “moderate/intermediate”
Quake does not suggest seismic activity increasing – meteorologist Residents in and around Lisbon are still talking about the earthquake yesterday, measuring 4.7 on the Richter Scale, which rattled the
Loulé’s famous Carnival parades return in March
Poking fun at current topics is one of the cornerstones of Carnival, and Loulé will be no exception Loulé is gearing up for the 2025 edition of its famous Carnival
Faro mayor and councillor to face trial over alleged urban planning violations
Rogério Bacalhau and Sophie Matias have denied any wrongdoing Faro mayor Rogério Bacalhau and councillor Sophie Matias are set to face trial for allegedly violating urban planning regulations in the
Alcoutim and Monchique struggle to retain doctors despite incentives
The lack of doctors in primary health care outside large urban centres has forced municipal measures to encourage the retention of health professionals. Municipalities are having to offer salary supplements,
Portugal welcomes plan to ease budgetary rules for extra defence spending
European Commission’s plan designed to bolster European security as US pulls back Portugal has welcomed the European Commission’s intention to ease budgetary rules to allow more defence spending (even for