Days after a damning report into Portugal’s lack of nutritional knowledge and sharp criticism of the general diet consumed by the public, (HERE) the Algarve has just won a European prize for its gastronomy.
The award for the ‘Best European Region in Tourism and Gastronomy 2018,’ was given by the European Council of Food and Wine Confraternities (CEUCO) in the 13th round of AURUM Awards, this year held in Athens.
The Spanish government confirmed on Monday that it has abandoned a uranium mine project at Alameda de Gardón in Salamanca, close to the border with Portugal, as the developer did not provide the necessary documentation to proceed.
Last weekend’s demonstration against the opening of the uranium mine saw 2,000 people in opposition to the project put forward by Berkley Energia, which claimed local support.
"Pleasingly warm weather for the time of year," not for much longer as rain is predicted for the Algarve on Tuesday, followed by a steady fall in temperatures, bottoming out with a nighttime low of just 9°C on Saturday night/Sunday morning.
The Algarve is due to escape the worst of a blast of polar air heading south over the next few days, bringing freezing temperatures to high ground in central and northern Portugal and snow predicted for the Serra da Estrela.
National road company, Infraestruturas de Portugal, says it has made progress during the past week with the refurbishment of the bridge over the Almargem river in Tavira.
Work on the EN125 bridge should be completed between the end of January and the beginning of February next year.
The eastern EN125 citizens’ movement will be explaining its position on Wednesday when representatives travel to Lisbon to a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Economy, Innovation and Public Works.
The hearing was triggered by a PSD complaint back in April that the EN125 eastern section, between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António, was in a dangerously poor state of repair.
Loulé Council, run by Vítor Aleixo of the Socialist Party, faces opposition to the his decision to go along with the 'Tourist Tax' proposal agreed by the region’s mayors at their last AMAL meeting.
The Social Democratic Party opposition in Loulé says that "the Council has more than €70 million in the bank, hence has funds to meet all the needs of the county," i.e. there is no need to rake in more money through a Tourist Tax.
A group of two thousand protestors against a proposed uranium mine near the Portuguese border gathered today in Vitigudino, Salamanca.
The uranium mine project at Retortillo, has pushed local livestock farmers into ‘serious objection’ mode as they fear the open cast mine will affect their animals.
The much-promoted image of Portugal’s nationals munching away on a healthy Mediterranean diet, bringing digestive ease and a long life, is not the reality, according to the country’s nutritionists.
Claiming that Portugal is 40 years behind in promoting healthy eating, it is necessary to "put measures into action with great force," to improve the dietary habits of the Portuguese, according to the Order of Nutritionists.
