Plane crashes off Sagres coast
A small plane (similar to the model shown) has crashed into the ocean near the coast of Sagres. Its pilot is still reported to be missing. The plane crashed this
Three-year-old “dumped” by vehicle thief
A three-year-old girl, sleeping in her mother’s delivery van, was the victim of a heartless thief yesterday who told her to “get out” after he noticed she was his unwitting
Lisbon’s Metro workers call another strike
Workers of Lisbon’s Metro have called another strike for Thursday, September 25. FECTRANS, the federation of transport and communications syndicates, mounted a partial strike last Wednesday, alleging lack of staff
Body shock in Trofa
Another macabre incident in a cemetery – the second in two weeks – has shocked residents, this time in Trofa. Susana Ferreira was visiting the graveyard of S. Bartolomeu in
Dinner & Dance in aid of APAA
APAA, the association for the protection of animals in the Algarve, is organising another of its special dinner and dance events on October 18, at O Caseiro restaurant in Arão,
Teachers’ misery as only 3,256 out of 30,000 get work
Only 3,256 teachers, out of almost 30,000 actively seeking jobs, succeeded in getting a work contract for this academic year. Results out on Monday evening – days before the summer
50,000 passenger fines "on hold" as taxman struggles with new system
Portugal’s public transportation companies have registered nearly 50,000 fines this year that they cannot charge until the tax authority ‘Autoridade Tributária’ (AT) implements a new charging system that it has
Barroso out of Portugal’s upcoming presidential elections
He had already guaranteed it, but now it is official – José Manuel Durão Barroso will not be running for president in Portugal’s upcoming presidential elections in 2016. The European
New push for Portugal’s Bluefin tuna future
Just a few weeks after Agriculture Minister Assunção Cristas sent out an appeal for more tuna farmers to set up in the Algarve, Socialist MP Miguel Freitas has added his
Police Inspector absolved of murder charge
PJ police are in shock this week after a female inspector, charged with the murder of her 80-year-old mother-in-law in Coimbra in 2012, was absolved by judges and released to