Thousands miss out on up-to-date MS meds
Around 8,000 suffer from Multiple Sclerosis in Portugal and they’re not getting the medication they need. Who says this is the Portuguese Multiple Sclerosis Society (SPEM) which accuses INFARMED, the
Mundialito Color sporting event taking place in Faro
Mundialito Color, a sporting event advertised as the “craziest and most fun and colourful day on the planet”, will be taking place this Saturday (June 14) in Faro, starting at
Lemon Tree Masters supports ACCA projects
The Lemon Tree Masters, held at Quinta do Lago’s award-winning Laranjal course on Saturday June 7, raised close to €7,000 for its nominated charity, ACCA, which looks after children in
McCanns return to Portugal to face judge on Monday
Kate and Gerry McCann will be back in Portugal on Monday, following the high-profile but reportedly fruitless police search that punctuated life in Praia da Luz seven years after their
Interest rates wobble as Government rejects final troika tranche
The day after the Bank of Portugal declared the country needs another four years at least of austerity, financial commentators are reporting that risks for Portugal have increased with the
Men selling house alarms could be behind recent robbery
Police are working on the theory that two men selling house alarms could be behind a recent robbery with violence in the Sintra area. French couple Dominique and Francoise Segard
Changes to Consular opening hours – Lisbon and Portimão
Changes to public opening hours are being implemented at the British Consulates in Lisbon and Portimão. Consular assistance will continue to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a
Hanging by a thread
President Cavaco Silva’s high-profile fainting episode was the perfect allegory for the state of the country. He took to the stage to give what it has to be said was
Business cocktail at Monte Vale D’Éguas
A business cocktail organised by the British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce will be taking place on June 25 at 6pm in Monte Vale D’Éguas, in Almancil. Described as a “summer party”,
Student raped near Marquês de Pombal
A 19-year-old student was raped in the early hours of Sunday morning as she walked alone near Marquês de Pombal square in Lisbon, near the entrance to the capital’s underground