Novo Banco “troubleshooter” presents €468 million loss and admits he has no idea how much “good bank” is worth
Six months after he was called in – presented as a shrewd banker with the brief to sell Novo Banco “in the best conditions possible, as a way of minimizing
Death of pet dog “worth €7,500”
An appeal court in Penafiel has confirmed the decision to pay a dog owner €7,500 for the horrific killing of her animal. The incident goes back to 2009 when a
Total eclipse of the sun “visible in Portugal on March 20”
A total eclipse of the sun will be partially visible in Portugal on the Spring equinox (March 20) – one of the two days in the calendar when the length
Algarve retailers back on IKEA attack
Algarve business association ACRAL is back on the attack against Swedish retail giant IKEA, saying lay-people simply do not seem to understand the “megalomaniac” nature of the project that promises
Algarve Wine Society prepares for a busy year
AGM || 2014 was a busy year for Algarve Wine Society members with many events to celebrate their love of wine. 2015 promises to be another eventful year, with the
Two new air links announced for Faro Airport
Three new air links have been announced for Faro Airport – one of which will connect Faro to Cardiff, and the other two to Madrid and Barcelona. The Faro-Cardiff link
Two-metre python found in rubbish bin in Albufeira
A two-metre Burmese python was found abandoned in a rubbish bin in Salgados, Albufeira on Friday morning (March 6). The snake was found by a local resident who “immediately” contacted
Over 5000 respond to Portugal’s Sephardic Jew ‘amnesty’
Weeks after Portugal announced it was ready to welcome back the descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country in the 1400s, over 5000 applications “from all over the world”
Porto Euromillions winner scoops €100 million with €10 bet
Anyone who has ever wondered about the sense in playing the lottery will be spurred on by this week’s news that a simple €10 bet in Porto has netted one
Double-whammy closes Passos Coelho’s nightmare week
If he was hoping for some respite in the campaign calling for his resignation, Portugal’s prime minister Passos Coelho woke up to even worse news today (Sunday). Not only had