Évora prison has received another visitor, this time it was the turn of union man António Ramos (SPP/PSP) who emerged with a litany of complaints about overcrowding and the lack of services.
Ramos reported that Évora prison is overcrowded because at present it has 49 detainees, which is “more than it should have."
Lagos now is firmly planted on the green map of Europe for sustainable holiday destinations according to an exhaustive study carried out by greendestinations.info
The western Algarve’s council area now is rubbing shoulders with the Azores, Cascais/Estoril, Oeste Zone*, Serra do Socorro Archeira, and Sintra which all reached the top 100 ranking of Europe’s best green destinations.
“Actual individual consumption” in Portugal in 2013 was 16% lower than the average consumption among the EU’s 28 member states.
The measurement, provided by Eurostat, is one way to gauge the material welfare of households.
Google News has decided to end its News in Spain because of a new tax imposed in that country.
This means there will be no more News in Spain but also that there will be no news about Spain from any Spanish news publisher in any of Google News output.
The international removals company, GMS Ltd, has gone into liquidation, leaving many customers without their personal belongings.
The Facebook page for Global Moving Systems Ltd shows a string of clients trying to locate their items but not able to reach the company by email or telephone.
The former Director of the Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) has asked for the financial help of the SEF union as he claims to have insufficient funds with which to pay a lawyer to defend himself.
Manuel Palos is charged with two counts of accepting bribes for illegal acts in the Golden Visa corruption scandal and has been under house arrest since November 18, awaiting a trial date.
New broom DCI Nicola Wall arrived at the Judicial Police building in Faro this morning as further witnesses are scheduled to be heard in the Madeline McCann inquiry.
Wall is taking over Operation Grange from Andy Redwood (pictured) and she will be leading the team responsible for the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann in 2007.
A 10-year old Swiss boy has died in a tragic accident after being buried in sand while playing at a west coast beauty spot.
The boy and his younger brother were playing in the dunes at Carvalhal Beach, between Odmeira and Aljezur, when a tunnel that they had dug collapsed, trapping the boy under the sand.
