British woman faces charges after complaint
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com A British woman is facing criminal charges after making a complaint against a Lagos-based lawyer to the national regulatory body. According to a statement from human
Court rejects 125 project
By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com Portugal’s court of auditors has rejected the concession permit for the Concessão Algarve Litoral, a 400 million euro project to redevelop the region’s EN125 road due
Pope to visit Portugal next year
Pope Benedict XVI will visit Portugal in May next year. The trip was confirmed at a press conference given by the Auxiliary Bishop of Lisbon, R. Carlos Azevedo, and the
Cold reception
Portimão FC suffered their third reversal of the new season at Sporting da Covilhã as the players struggled to adapt to temperatures well below those in the Algarve. Trailing 2-0
Iberian-American summit
Officials from Portugal, Spain and Latin American countries gathered for the 19th Iberian-American summit in Estoril on Monday and Tuesday. The official theme of this summit was innovation and knowledge,
Museum awards
Portimão and Tavira museums were both given special mentions by the national museum association (Associação Portuguesa de Museologia), despite not winning any awards, during a ceremony on November 27 at
Carol service
Saint Andrew’s Church in Lisbon will be holding a Christmas carol service on December 13. After the service, which is due to start at 11am, there will be a finger
Coming soon
The Russian athletics squad has established its winter training camp in the Algarve. Some of the world’s best track and field performers are staying at Albufeira’s Alfamar Beach and Sport
Global round-up
British yachtsman Alex Alley is the latest confirmed entry for the 2011/12 second edition of the Portimão Global Ocean Race. Now intending to skipper The People’s Boat, the 38-year-old finished
Recycling growth
Recycling of packages in Portugal increased by 15 per cent in 2008 when compared to the previous year, according to the national recycling organisation, Sociedade Ponto Verde (SPV). In 2008,

