The secrets of successful property selling
Selling a house in Portugal can be a strange experience. Some houses are snapped up straight away, others languish on estate agent’s books for months, or even years. If you
Sweet sensation
Sweet toothed local residents have hailed the first Traditional Sweet Competition to be held in Barreiro a resounding success. Some of the most important people in national gastronomy were on
Radiant Royals
The Earl and Countess of Wessex jetted into Portugal last week to open the Freeport Shopping Centre in Alcochete, the biggest discount shopping complex in Europe. The Earl cut the
Cascais con man
By Bob Hughes What was to be a quiet morning visit to Cascais, last Friday, turned out quite the opposite for Jorge (name altered), a retired gentleman from Goa in
IKEA evacuated
A false fire alarm led to the evacuation of the IKEA furniture shop in Alfragide recently, giving staff the opportunity to see whether it is possible to leave the furniture
Red Bull madness
The first Portuguese Red Bull Grand Prix, christened the ‘Craziest Race in the World’, took place last weekend in Lisbon’s Edward VII Park. The event, involving elaborately decorated go-carts, resembling
Kira opening
Augusto Cabrita Municipal Auditorium (AMAC) recently re-opened its doors to the public with a painting exhibition by Kira. On the day of the opening, the President of Barreiro Câmara, Emídio
Police arrest murder suspect
The Judicial Police have arrested a 23-year-old man for the murder of a prominent Lisbon nightclub owner. Artur Esteves, a 55-year-old empresário, was violently attacked at his home on the
Azores may be rocket site
Portugal is a leading candidate to replace Guyana as a launch pad for European Space Agency rockets, according to Minister of Science, Innovation and Higher Education, Maria da Graça Carvalho.
Let’s clean up the world
Local environmental institutions such as the Cascais Ecological Group (GEC) and Olho Vivo have joined forces and started their Clean Up the World campaign, which involves rescuing and reintroducing rare