Alagoas Brancas: campaigners accuse council of putting “property and lives in danger”

alagoas brancas1Campaigners desperate to save Lagoa’s natural freshwater lagoon Alagoas Brancas from being concreted over are threatening council bosses with protracted legal action.

Discriminatory import duty on second-hand cars: Portugal given one month to change rules

import dutyBrussels has notified Lisbon that it has one month to change discriminatory taxation rules regarding second-hand cars imported from other member states and matriculated in Portugal.

Groundbreaking kennels face demolition

kennel councilAn ambitious shelter project that seeks to become the blueprint for animal rescue and rehoming refuges throughout the country is in danger of being stopped in its tracks.

Greta Thunberg to arrive in Lisbon in early December

greta thunbergSwedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is expected to arrive in Lisbon “at the beginning of December” after sailing across the Atlantic on her way to the Madrid Climate Change Summit.

Pestana CEO blames Brexit for drop in U.K. visitors

brexit hotelBack in 2017, then-U.K. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson emphasised that his country would never turn its back on Portugal, one of its closest allies since 1386. Some of his fellow brits are doing otherwise.

Silves’ Iberian Lynx National Breeding Centre celebrates 10th anniversary

lynx celebrationIt has been a difficult and very emotional path, but the last ten years of the National Iberian Lynx Breeding Centre (CNRLI), which has been operating since 2009 in Silves, can only be seen overall as “very positive” by Rodrigo Serra, the centre director.

Fire in Ourique retirement home forces 67 pensioners to evacuate

fire retirementThe fire forced the 67 elderly residents of the Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Ourique nursing home had to be evacuated after it broke out in the dining area around 9 pm last night, Tuesday November 26th.

Faro Council reclaims possession of Faro Beach Campsite without resistance

campsite repossessionThe Faro Beach Campsite has returned to the hands of the City Council, as of Monday morning. The eviction of the campsite residents occurred “peacefully”, and now renovation works will finally go ahead after months of delays.