Sócrates || 11th hour hitch in Sócrates’ appeal
As the clock moved ever nearer to the witching hour of 4pm, José Sócrates’ unconventional lawyer João Araújo has announced that he won’t be pushing ahead with what he termed
Sócrates || All eyes on 4pm today for possible release
The “famous appeal” long-awaited and designed to free José Sócrates from Évora jail with “immediate effect” will be delivered to Lisbon’s Court of Appeal today. Sócrates’ lawyer José Araújo is
Barbour arrives
Perfectly timed for Christmas, Barbour International has opened its fifth shop worldwide in Lisbon’s Príncipe Real on Rua Dom Pedro V in the heart of town. The exclusive clothing store
Vandalism || Heartless vandals destroy children’s Christmas trees
An inexplicable wave of vandalism has targeted Christmas trees lovingly made by thousands of nursery schoolchildren in Faro. Since the 170 trees were put up in the Baixa district on
Strike || Unions in last-ditch talks over TAP Christmas strike
Today is another crucial day for national airline TAP. After a disastrous year marked by strikes, cancellations and spectacular technical faults, the airline seems on another collision course – with
Eight Algarve restaurants awarded ‘quality label’
Eight restaurants have won the recently-created “quality label” conceived to award the best eateries in the Algarve. The label-boasting restaurants are located in Loulé and Quarteira (Akvavit, Millenium and Gigi),
A mixed bag of tricks
On paper, two draws against top four opposition were laudable results – however, given how the matches played out, Portimonense will be somewhat disappointed with the two-point gain out of
Russian Classic Ballet Company perform Swan Lake
A performance of Swan Lake, the Russian ballet classic, will be the fitting end to the entertainment schedule of Olhão’s municipal auditorium for 2014. Brought to the Algarve by the
Portugal bids for slice of European funding
Portugal has joined the list of European countries bidding for a slice of the €315 billion “give away” announced by Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the European Commission. Countries are being
The snowy story of Côrte-Real
Well known as a gallery displaying paintings, ceramics and beautiful gifts, Côrte-Real is also steeped in an historic past. Co-owner Pedro Côrte-Real is a member of an illustrious family of