Real Kings
Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim will mark the Christian celebration known as ‘Dia dos Reis’ (Epiphany) on January 5 with a special visit from Three Wise Men
Celebration hike
A run/walk to greet 2015 will be taking place on Sunday January 4 at Estômbar’s Sítios das Fontes, starting at 10am. There will be two routes to choose from (9.5km
Drug-dealing couple arrested in Guia
A seven-month investigation by GNR police came to a successful end on December 29 when a couple was caught red-handed selling drugs in Guia. The couple, who lived in Sintra
Socialist leader António Costa fails to visit Sócrates in jail
As former PM José Sócrates faces the New Year in jail, newspapers report “bewilderment” in political circles as Socialist leader António Costa fails to make the visit he promised he
Cavaco awards American-Portuguese businessmen
Belém || Two Portuguese businessmen who have built successful careers in the USA were honoured by Portuguese President Cavaco Silva at Belém Palace on December 23. Both John Melo and
Hunt for Bruna Nunes murderer continues
The murderer of 17-year-old schoolgirl Bruna Nunes, found brutally battered and sexually assaulted on waste ground near her home in Aljezur on December 14, is still at large. PJ police
Driver fined over 70 thousand euros for non-payment of Via Verde
The ATA (tax authority) is giving drivers who have somehow skipped paying Via Verde motorway tolls the worst news kind of news this New Year. Fines are being multiplied up
Tourism: 2014 a "remarkable year"
Figures || The Algarve’s regional tourism board (RTA) has pronounced itself delighted by this year’s “remarkable” results, compared to 2013. The latest data from national statistics institute (INE) shows that
Bragança-Portimão air link moves forward
Route || It is all systems go for the air link to connect Portimão with Bragança in the north – via Cascais, Viseu and Vila Real. Following a successful emergency
EN125 sex-traffickers jailed for three years
Prostitution || Three Romanians who forced underage girls into prostitution along the EN125 have at last been jailed. The men who fled Portugal after being alerted to an investigation led