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Romanian supermarket scammers nicked in Ourique

11307Two Romanian men, aged 28 and 32, are suspected of dozens of crimes in the Algarve, including the theft of articles from golf clubs and stealing bank cards, later withdrawing cash.
 
One of the men would stand behind a target at supermarket check-out and observe the PIN number being entered into the machine.

Lagos - toddler falls from second floor window

barlaventohospitalAn 18-month-old toddler, born in Portugal of British parents, fell from a second floor window of an apartment building in Lagos on Saturday morning.
 
The boy is in a serious condition with head injuries and was rushed to Portimão hospital by a Bombeiros team.

55 years in the Algarve - Dorothy Boulter celebrates her 100th Birthday

BJMumSmallAfter 55-years in the Algarve, Dorothy Boulter celebrates her 100th birthday on May 9th.  Her daughter, BJ Boulter, looks at her mother's experiences in Malta,  Ismalia, Bombay, the UK, Tanganyika and in Portugal where Dorothy and Royston Boulter bought and ran Praia da Rocha's 'Solar Penguin' with its famous 'public bar'.
 
Dorothy Lucy Lockley was born at the end of WWl in Malta to Frederick Lockley, a serving naval officer and his lovely wife Vincentia Sperandeo.

Lagoa's ratepayers fund new EN125 roundabout

roadworksLagoa ratepayers are to finance the construction of a new roundabout on the EN125, to the east of the city in the Motel Parque Algarvio area.
 
The deputy mayor, Luís Encarnação, revealed the plan at last session of the Municipal Assembly in response to a question posed by Left Bloc councillor, Andreia Pais.

Three-day 'Ecofest '18' in Ria Formosa Natural Park, Olhão

donkeyFrom Friday until Monday, Quinta de Marim in the Ria Formosa Natural Park in Olhão, is the venue for an arts and environmental awareness festival.
 
Ecofest Marim '18 "is an opportunity to celebrate the musical, cultural, environmental, natural and landscape heritage," in an event aimed at the whole family to include the preservation of natural heritage.

Portugal's drivers pay fines on time

gnrPortuguese drivers are among the most compliant in Europe, but only when it comes to paying fines.
 
Portugal ranks fourth for paying up on time, in a survey of 24,000 drivers in 24 European countries.

April hotel results dragged down by 20% drop in British holidaymakers

HOTELRECEPTIONGALEThis April’s hotel occupancy figures for the Algarve show a concerning drop of close on 10% compared to last April.
 
The average overall occupancy rate per room in the Algarve was 58.3% for the month, 9.7% down on 2017, according to figures just released by the Algarve Hoteliers’ Association - AHETA.

Alcoholic arsonist gets two years, six months

FireGoisIn an unusual judicial move, a Portuguese court has sentenced an arsonist to jail.
 
The convicted man, by his own admission, drunk two litres of red wine and then wandered off to set light to the countryside on the worst day of fires the country has even seen. He received a two year, six month sentence which was not suspended.