Vilamoura launches two new real estate projects: Terracota and Nobilus
Surrounded by lush greenery, the 87 Terracota apartments offer a peaceful connection to nature, while the 47 Nobilus apartments near Vilamoura’s bustling centre are distinguished by their use of sustainable
Father badly burned in Milfontes house explosion dies
Teenage son is only survivor The tragedy that destroyed a family last Thursday morning in the hamlet of Brunheiras, near Vila Nova de Milfontes, has claimed another victim today: 52-year-old
German shoe company lays off further 180 staff at Seia factory
German footwear multinational Ara Shoes has announced the redundancy of another 180 people in Seia, in the district of Guarda, northern Portugal, after laying off 130 workers in recent months,
Obsolete nuclear power plant on banks of Tejo finally gets date for closure
After all the pressure, all the dire warnings of what could happen ‘if’ anything went wrong, Spanish authorities have agreed to dismantle the creaking ‘obsolete’ nuclear power station at Almaraz,
Von der Leyen, Metsola and many others in Cascais this week
The EPP (European Popular Party) will be out in force in Portugal this week. From tomorrow (July 2) until Friday, the so-called ‘study days’ of Europe’s largest political family will
Government hopes to save €20 million with six ministries sharing one building
The government’s ‘takeover’ of the former Caixa Geral de Depósitos premises in Lisbon – now rebranded CAMPUS XX1 – will save around €20 million, as it will allow for multiple
Judges convict woman for biting police officer
Cláudia Simões given eight-year suspended sentence; police officer gets three years suspended In a ruling that will send tongues wagging for the rest of the day, Cláudia Simões – a
Portuguese economy slows down in June – barometer
Economic activity slowed down in June year-on-year, despite the slight improvement in industrial production, and there was a smaller contribution from net external demand, according to the CIP/ISEG barometer released
Portugal’s rural firefighting force at ‘maximum capacity’ from today
‘Delta level’ lasts until September 30; number of firefighters “could exceed 20,000” Portugal’s rural firefighting force is being reinforced today to reach its maximum capacity, with 14,155 operatives, 3,162 teams
Police ‘movement’ responds to appeal by CHEGA
Portugal’s far right party urges police to demonstrate inside and outside parliament Movimento Zero – the ‘inorganic police movement’ powering forwards with demands for pay parity regarding the ‘risk subsidy’