Alvor acid attack mastermind handed 12-year sentence

prisonCláudio Gouveia has been found guilty of ordering the acid attack on his former girlfriend, and is to spend 12 years in jail.

Ellie Chessel, a TUI travel rep aged 29, suffered burns over 60% of her body after she was attacked in the street last May by Edmundo Fonseca, whose is being held in Silves jail and whose prosecution now will be scheduled.

Portugal - seen as a a safe haven by terrorists

portugalAccording to Eurojust, the EU body that counters organised crime, Portugal is seen as a country where terrorist groups can rest up.

The number of Eurojust cases where Portugal has been called upon to help, rose in 2017, with the country remaining attractive to terrorist groups, "We have been involved in a number of cases, since it seems to be possible to conclude that Portugal will serve as an area of ​​retreat for some of those networks," said the Portuguese representative to Eurojust, António Cluny.

Six die in head-on collision near Palmela

INEM125Six men have died and two were injured in a vehicle accident on Thursday morning on the IC1 in Marateca, Palmela.

A crew of construction industry workmen in a nine-seat van collided head-on with a delivery vehicle near the town of Vale de Cão.

Boost in security forces to keep 'Algarve safe' this summer

psp‘Algarve Seguro’ has been launched by the Minister of Internal Administration who has committed 600 security personnel to the region this summer.

Eduardo Cabrita announced the numbers from the police and security forces that will spend the summer in the Algarve - almost 600 of them.

Lagoa Bombeiros accept 'eye in the sky' to help during cliff rescues

benagilLagoa Council has supplied an ambulance and a drone to the local Fire Service, at a cost of €76,000.

Mayor, Francisco Martins, said this marks a further donation to the local Bombeiros so the service can have the best equipment possible to carry out life-saving work.

Uber boosts Algarve service in line with tourist growth

ubertaxiUber has announced the expansion of its Algarve service and aims for waiting times of less than four minutes in much of the region.

Rui Bento, the Uber-meister for Spain and Portugal, plans to "quadruple growth in the Algarve region," with a mix of the economical uberX service and uberXL for group travel of up to six passengers.

Council bans bullfighting, "Northern bullrings have had their day" says Mayor

bullfightingPóvoa de Varzim Council has declared the municipal area a no-go zone for bullfighting and has banned the practice as from January 1st next year.

The Council has included any other the county spectacle that involves violence to animals and councillors approved the measure unanimously.

Algarve business community shocked by news of Peter Rexstrew's death

peterRextrewThe Algarve business community and thousands of private clients have been shocked to hear the news of Peter Rextrew's death.

The Chief Executive of PremierFX, the foreign exchange company Peter founded in Almancil and which later expanded into offices in the UK and Mallorca, died on 16th June after a period of poor health.