Drivers turn away from former SCUTs
A decline of 609,750 vehicles was registered at the network of seven former SCUT highways in the second quarter of 2013, according to a study published by the Institute for
Emergency landing after passenger becomes ill and dies
A Tenerife-bound Air Europa plane had to make an emergency landing at Lisbon airport on Wednesday last week after a passenger felt unwell on board and later died. According to
Monchique council worker suspected of fiddling €500,000
A Monchique local authority employee is under investigation suspected of swindling €500,000 of public funds by falsifying documents, according to the Portuguese press. António Mira, an alderman elected in 2009,
Seven candidates in local elections rejected
Seven candidates for the presidency of municipal authorities in Portugal, two of which are in the Algarve, have been denied the right to run for office by district courts. The
Al-Qaeda plots attacks on Europe’s trains, reports newspaper
Terrorist organisation Al-Qaeda is believed to be plotting attacks on high-speed rail networks across Europe, says a report in the German newspaper Bild. The newspaper report said the information came
French airports worst timekeepers
Delays in European air traffic decreased by 37% in July of this year compared with the same month last year, according to data published by the European Organisation for the
Good news at last
By Michael Bruxo news@algarveresident.com Last year, at PSD’s annual ‘Pontal Party’ in Quarteira, Pedro Passos Coelho predicted that2013 would be a “turning point for Portugal’s economy”. Now, a year later
Nine killed in two car crashes
Seven people were killed in a violent car crash on the IC1 road in Aldeia de Palheiros, in the Ourique municipality, last Saturday at around 1.50pm. The accident, involving two