Law to limit apartment pets “not a priority”, says minister
Agriculture Minister Assunção Cristas denied having approved a tough new law which was threatening to limit the number of pets that owners can have living with them in an apartment.
Lisbon hospital tender “too risky” for government
A 2010 public tender to construct the new Hospital de Lisboa Oriental is on the brink of being cancelled for being “too financially risky”. The winning consortium has already threatened
Goldra charity auction in aid of the animals a success
Despite the inclement weather, a charity auction held in Quatro Estradas (Quarteira) on October 19 in aid of The New Goldra Dog Sanctuary proved to be a success, with more
Portugal is not a nice country for an animal
Editor’s note: this week we received this letter from concerned rescue workers at SOS Algarve Animals: Dear Abandoner, Is the dog in the photo yours? He was following cars …
Forbes in Vilamoura
Steve Forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, will be a speaker at the 2nd Summit of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation taking place at the Hotel Tivoli Victoria in Vilamoura
Left Bloc opens ‘complaints office’
The Bloco de Esquerda (BE) has announced the opening of an office in Portimão Town Hall where local people can come to air their gripes. Called “Gabinete do Vereador do
Lung disease alert at Albufeira congress
A pneumology congress held in Albufeira last weekend revealed that in Portugal 800,000 people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only 13% had been diagnosed through spirometry testing,
Making life easier for your heirs
By Gavin Scott None of us like to think about the day we will shuffle off this mortal coil, or how our loved ones will cope after we have gone.
No cure for scratchcard fever in Portugal
Scratchcard fever has hit Portugal hard, with revenue from ticket sales jumping from €48 million in 2008 to €376.5 million in 2012. And just this year, from January 1 to
Mr. Technology
By Guilherme Marques Not happy with the shockwave caused by the Cayenne seven years earlier, Porsche decided a four-door saloon was the next logical step. With the widely recognised success