Smokers face tax hike
Finance Minister, Bagão Félix, has prepared taxpayers for another year of cutbacks and pay freezes. Addressing the nation last Monday, Félix warned people to prepare for more sacrifices and made
Cannabis plantation discovered
Two suspects have appeared in court at Albergaria-a-Velha on charges of cultivating a cannabis plantation. The plants covered a 40 square metre settlement in a farmstead in the suburbs of
Rock and roll Ronan
As part of the celebrations to mark the opening of the Freeport shopping and leisure complex in Alcochete, Ronan Keating, former member of Irish boy band, Boyzone, Portuguese Pop Idols,
Amadora opens new car parks
Officials from Amadora Câmara presided over the opening of three new car parks in its concelho last week. A total of 520 places will help to alleviate parking problems in
Civil courts deal with espionage
More than 400 legal cases that are pending with the Military Judicial Police were transferred to the Public Ministry as of September 14 – the date when the Military Justice
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
Every tile tells a story
At a recent ceremony at the Church of St. Elizabeth of Portugal in the UK, a tile picture of Queen Saint Elizabeth of Portugal (Rainha Santa Isabel), created by Algarve