Portuguese drummer sets new Guinness World Record
132 hours and 58 minutes – this is the astonishing amount of time Castelo Branco drummer Carlos Santos kept the beat going to break Guinness’ World Record for the longest
Tourism board promotes Lagoa’s “secrets”
The Algarve Tourism Board (RTA) is set to host another round of its ‘Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve’ project – this time in Lagoa on Thursday (November 20). Designed to
Minister of Internal Administration resigns
Minister of Internal Administration Miguel Macedo announced his resignation tonight (Sunday). The writing was on the wall following the ‘golden visa’ scandal involving corruption and money laundering allegations, now under
Heavily-indebted Portimão council is among most “transparent” in Portugal
Portimão council, with a debt amounting to €160 million, is listed among the 100 most “transparent” municipalities in Portugal, along with Loulé, Lagoa and Albufeira. The four Algarve councils appear
Royal British Legion Christmas charity dinner
It’s not often a television commercial makes us stop and think. But this year’s Sainsbury’s Christmas commercial powerfully drives home the message that 100 years ago British servicemen were spending
Three Algarve councils win “family-friendly” awards
Faro, Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António councils have been considered worthy of the title ‘Most Family-Responsible Municipality’ (Autarquia + Familiarmente Responsável) and were set to receive a
Choir holds Christmas concert for charity
Ferragudo || A Christmas concert organised by Lagoa’s Ideias do Levante cultural association featuring its very own self-titled choir, led by Francisco Brazão, will take place on December 21 at
Scouts leader jailed for paedophilia claims found hanged
Dozens of children in Lisbon are now feared to have been victims of 31-year-old Scouts leader and alleged paedophile João Martins, who was arrested in September and found hanged in
Portugal beats Armenia as Ronaldo breaks yet another record
Portugal took an important step towards Euro 2016 qualification tonight (November 14) at Estádio do Algarve, beating Armenia 1-0 in a tense match where once again the shining star was
TAP privatisation ‘deal’ revealed
The Council of Ministers has today revealed the latest government plan for the privatisation of TAP, Portugal’s trouble-torn national airline. Transport secretary Sérgio Monteiro said the deal involved selling 66%