Be a film star – ‘Escape’ producers looking for extras
‘Escape’, a Dutch feature film based on the bestselling novel by Heleen van Royen, is being filmed in the Algarve and on Saturday, June 14, from 7pm to 6am, “some
Business breakfast at Browns Sports & Leisure Club
A special business breakfast led by tax specialists PricewaterhouseCoopers is being organised by the British-Portuguese and Dutch-Portuguese Chambers of Commerce, and scheduled for Monday June 23 at the Browns Sports
President Cavaco Silva collapses as hecklers disrupt Portugal Day speech
As many as 200 protesters chanting “Resign, resign” and waving banners proclaiming him to be a “Presidente Incompetente” proved too much for Cavaco Silva during this morning’s Portugal Day celebrations
German couple found dead in Funchal
A German couple, reported missing since last Wednesday, has been found dead at the bottom of a ravine in Funchal, Madeira. The pair had arrived on the island only the
Gilberto Madaíl in Switzerland over Qatar’s corruption allegations
Former Portuguese football federation chief Gilberto Madaíl has been in Switzerland this week helping with inquiries into allegations of corruption concerning Qatar’s hosting of the 2022 World Cup. Talking to
Madeleine: “No significant clues”, “imminent arrests likely” and “huge disappointment”
UPDATE: As Metropolitan police moved on to a new site near Praia da Luz in their high-profile ground search for clues into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, newspapers and television
Pothole angst unites residents
Vila do Bispo || As potholes on the country’s roads play havoc with motorists’ tyres, the residents of Vila do Bispo in the western Algarve have come up with a
Gynaecologist ‘condemned' for negligent homicide
Alvor || Madlen Yossif Benoun, the Bulgarian gynaecologist still believed to be working for the Hospital Particular do Algarve, has been condemned by the Public Prosecutor for the negligent homicide
Algarve caravel trailblazes for tourism
Once again, the beautiful ‘Boa Esperança’ caraval is trailblazing for tourism. The 16th century replica is sailing to Spain (Andalusia) in another promotion voyage, backed by the Algarve tourism board
Vandals’ three-night rampage leaves East Algarve counting the costs
Around 150 car and van owners in the Sotavento (eastern Algarve) woke up this week to find vandals had smashed the windows of their vehicles. In one night alone, nearly