BES || Bankrupt banker’s family reduced to “baking cakes” to make ends meet
The parliamentary inquiry into the collapse of Portugal’s largest private bank heard yesterday how members of the Espírito Santo family have been reduced to baking cakes to sell in restaurants
Madeleine || Met extends time for Madeleine questioning as Murat’s wife grilled “exhaustively”
It was another busy day in Faro yesterday as Met detectives reconvened for a new round of witness questioning in the inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. But this
Quinta do Lago Golf club brings Christmas cheer to local communities
Members of Quinta do Lago Golf Club took the opportunity to present cheques to four local causes at their annual Christmas competition and lunch on Sunday, December 7. In total,
Drink for charity
Residents of the west coast community of Vale da Telha raised their glasses and collected €700 to put a smile on the faces of deprived families and children at Christmas.
1,000 create wheelchair silhouette for disability day
A silhouette of a wheelchair created by over 1,000 people strategically placed along the pitch of the José Arcanjo stadium in Olhão was the municipality’s way of commemorating the International
Changes to holiday rentals legislation
Changes to the law governing holiday lets falling under the “Alojamento Local” (local lodging) regime have been introduced. In its December issue of “UPDATE”, afpop, Portugal’s largest association for foreign
A bumper weekend for ACCA
It seemed like one big ACCA party. First, the children’s charity encouraged snowball throwing at the Quinta Shopping day on Saturday, as kids “young and not so young” took turns
Exports || October hits 2014 record high
October was the best month this year for Portuguese exports. Compared to the same month last year, exports were up by 9.4% representing €4.6 billion – the largest income from
A22 Tolls || Anti-tolls lunch to discuss new action plan
A lunch event to discuss what further action should be taken in the long-running fight against the Algarve’s A22 motorway tolls has been scheduled for this Saturday (December 13) at
Algarve’s tourism board launches Nature Week
It is a new initiative entitled ‘Algarve Nature Week’ and if all goes according to plan it should be held next April. Organised by the Algarve’s tourism board (RTA), the