Landmark decision could free drivers from massive m-way toll fines
A landmark decision by Braga court this week could free thousands of drivers from the misery of misplaced motorway tolls. The decision to throw out “various cases” is reported to
Sócrates fraud probe hones in on Lisbon’s Deutsche Bank
Days after super-judge Carlos Alexandre swooped on Lisbon’s Barclays Bank, allegedly to seize accounts relating to Sócrates fraud probe, aka Operation Marquês (see: https://stg.portugalresident.com/%E2%80%9Csuper-judge%E2%80%9D-swoops-on-barclays-in-s%C3%B3crates-corruption-probe), the “Mourinho of the Justice System”
Wrong-way driver flees for 15km before crashing into police cars
It could have been taken out of a Hollywood film, but the scene created by a 49-year-old woman during a wrong-way car chase in Esposende yesterday (January 14) was anything
Algarve’s monuments registered 5.1% increase in number of visitors
The Algarve’s monuments registered a 5.1% increase in their number of visitors in 2014 compared to the previous year. According to the regional culture board (DRCA), around 316,500 people visited
4,000 golfers “lost to Portugal in just one year”
Portugal may be the world’s best golfing destination – with the Algarve classified as Europe’s finest – but it has been losing golfers nationally hand over fist. In the last
Husband who stabbed dentist wife to death in her Lisbon clinic handed 21-year prison sentence
A 40-year-old Brazilian nightclub bouncer who stabbed his wife 19 times in her dentist office in Lisbon last May has been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Marcos Camargo confessed
Rough seas hamper search for shipwreck survivors off Sintra coast
As air and sea searches continue for survivors of the fishing boat that turned turtle and sank in the early hours of Wednesday morning off the coast near Sintra, hopes
Road authority finally admits to motorway “toll mistake”
The new president of national road authority Estradas de Portugal has finally admitted that setting up toll gantries on Portuguese highways – such as the Algarve’s A22 – was “a
IKEA begins works to build Algarve outlet
IKEA has begun land clearance at the site between Loulé and Faro where it intends to build its own store and shopping centre. The Swedish company has announced it will
Portimonense unbeaten run
Portimonense extended their unbeaten run, including four successive victories most recently, to nine games by beating AC Viseu 4-2 last Sunday afternoon. Spectacular strikes from Fabrício and Fidelis soon had