Iconic images at ArtCatto Gallery in Loulé
Visiting ArtCatto Gallery in Loulé, the Algarve Photography Group view an exhibition of key images by international lensman Terry O’Neill. Renowned for his candid photographs of famous personalities, often in
Hotel occupancy up 9.2% in November
Hotels and guesthouses in the Algarve saw occupancy rates increase 9.2% this November compared to the same time last year, thanks to more Portuguese (+25.5%) and British tourists (+7.9%) opting
Loulé council to hand out hampers to the poor
Loulé council will be handing out 1,800 Christmas hampers so that even the municipality’s poorest families can have a slap-up Christmas meal. Containing everything from ‘bacalhau’ (codfish) to milk, cheese,
BES “did not fail”, it was pushed, says Salgado
In a remarkable performance, immaculate in dark business suit with lilac tie, former banking boss Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado addressed parliament today, with a reason for every accusation levelled
Salgado prepares for parliamentary grilling as Chinese buy BESI
Just as Novo Banco – the good bank that rose from the disaster of BES – announces it has sold BESI (Banco Epírito Santo International) to Chinese financial services company
Madeleine: Redwood moves over for “painted” lady
Just as the Met confirmed that thus far the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has cost the British taxpayer over £10 million, detective-in-charge Andy Redwood has announced that
PS poke at Golden Visa scandal
Despite everything having gone surprisingly quiet, the Socialist Party is doing its best to turn the thumb-screws on the embarrassing Golden Visa scandal. In parliament yesterday, MP Luís Ameixa tabled
Missing Funchal student found caught up in boat propeller
Five days after having been seen alive for the last time, the body of a 21-year-old Madeiran student has been found caught up in a “moliceiro” boat propeller in Aveiro’s
Lisbon says “no” to circuses with animals
In another landmark decision, Lisbon’s municipal assembly has approved a motion to prohibit circus shows using animals. The move follows on from a similar vote taken last month in Madeira
Two Portuguese women assassinated in the space of a few hours
In yet another black day for violence against women in Portugal, two women were assassinated within the space of a few hours. The first, Maria de Conceição Oliveira, 46, was