An 8-year-old girl and 56-year-old man, hit by an aircraft making an emergency landing on a beach at the Costa de Caparica in August 2017, died as a result of pilot error.
Flaws in emergency management and a clear breach of procedures by the flying instructor led to the Cessna 152 being landed on the beach by the trainee pilot, leading to the deaths of Sofia António and José Lima .
Residents of Praia da Luz, Lagos, are in uproar today after receiving notification that the management of Portugal’s beleaguered Post Office is to close the local branch next year.
A message from the Luz parish council resident has outlined, in no uncertain terms, how the closure will affect residents of this popular seaside town.
On Wednesday, December 12th, against the back-drop of political upheaval over Brexit in Westminster, the Consular Outreach team came to Ourique to explain just how Brexit is going to affect our Expat lives here in Portugal.
The team was headed by the Brisith Consul, Simona Demuro and Regional Consular Policy Officer, Lorna Geddie who both gave presentations in their individual areas of expertise.
The Portuguese Red Cross has been fiddling its annual accounts to hide the high level of State funding it receives, its management has not been acting in the best interests of the organisation, the vehicle fleet is unnecessarily large and it has €20 million in the bank.
The Inspectorate-General for Finance has stated what has been known at the organisation for years - financial misreporting to hide the amount of State support has become the norm.
Theresa May survived a vote of confidence in her leadership on Wednesday evening, with 200 Conservative MPs voting for her and 117 voting against her, after a day of fierce backroom lobbying. May had warned her MPs that a change of Prime Minister would, “put our country’s future at risk.”
The PM needed to secure at least 159 votes from Conservative MPs - half the parliamentary party plus one - to remain as leader.
Possibly the most famous Welshman in the world, Sir Tom Jones, has a slot scheduled as part of the Cool Jazz Festival on July 25th next summer, taking place at the Manuel Possolo Racecourse in Cascais.
The festival, now in its 16th year, also will feature Jamie Cullum and Diana Krall.
A strong performance at the Algarve’s regional monuments has seen record breaking numbers of visitors so far this year, with the Fortaleza de Sagres the most visited.
The Regional Directorate of Culture’s collection of monuments has attracted nearly 500,000 visitors, visiting varously the Sagres Fortress, the Hermitage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Megalithic Monument of Alcalar and the Roman Ruins of Milreu among others.
Aljezur Council has demanded action over the ever increasing incidence of wild camping which is affecting the municipality.
"Aljezur’s municipal area is conducive to the practice of outdoor activities with unique landscapes and natural beauty that invites contemplation."
