Christine Yates murder - son admits to acts of barbarity

justiceSuffering from paranoid schizophrenia, Louis Yates, told a Portimão Court that he believed his mother was the devil and that the CIA had told him to kill her.

Yates, 31, slit his mother’s throat, beat her, stamped on her head, doused her in acid and stuck cigarette ends into her vagina. The attack happened on August 4th, 2018 at the family home at Caramujeira, Lagoa.

Chaotic Castro Marim municipality 'best run in Portugal'

castromarimbeachThe impotent, dysfunctional and paralysed Castro Marim Council has just come first in a nationwide survey to identify 'the best run municipality in Portugal.'

Amid loical astonishment, Castro Marim leads 308 ‘well run’ municipalities in Portugal for last year.

Portimão - three hotel project gets environmental red light

portimaocamaraA hugely controversial tourist development planned on the coast at João D'Arens, Portimão, has failed to obtain a positive Environmental Impact Assessment.

The construction of three hotels with more than 600 tourist beds, on the João D'Arens site between Tres Irmãos and Vau beaches, obtained an unfavourable Environmental Impact Statement as confirmed on Wednesday by the CCDR-Algarve.

Hot weeekend ahead

sunnyThe Portuguese weather service predicts some hot weekend weather, “for the time of year.”
 
According to the IPMA, thermometers will rise across the country between 11 and 13 May, with a forecast of a clear sky and a sharp rise in the maximum temperature values carrying on into the week ahead.
 

Olhão council recruiting its own police force

olhaoOlhão Council’s move to recruit its own police force had been legitimised after a notice was published in Diário da República on May 8th.

The notice started the application process for trainees to take up the eight Municipal Police jobs on offer.

 

Leighanne Rumney violent assault - woman gets 6.5 years

gavelOne of the women accused of kidnapping and assaulting a British citizen in 2015 today was sentenced to six and a half years' imprisonment for aggravated abduction.

According to the Portimão court, it was proven that Eliana Carvalho, 24, committed a crime of aggravated abduction, alongside the offenses of torture or other cruelty, degrading or inhuman treatment, and acting with excessive, gratuitous, total and wanton violence towards Leighanne Rumney, 22 at the time.

Pensioner shot by pensioner outside Altura bar

INEM125Judicial Police officers have arrested a pensioner for shooting a man outside a bar.

According to the Police, the crime occurred on the night of Sunday, May 5th bar in Altura, Castro Marim, following an argument.

Portimão Council to spend €1 million on wooden walkway

portimaocamaraPortimão Council intends to spend the suspiciously round figure of €1 million of ratepayers’ money on replacing a wooden walkway at Praia da Rocha.

The announcement was made by the Mayor, Isilda Gomes, at a recent session of the Municipal Assembly during which discussions were held on the general state of the Council area.