The decision to remove the old casino in Carvoeiro was taken by Lagoa council which has awarded the demolition contract to Protectrilho, Lda., at a cost of €83,950.
As this ruin is privately owned and is close to collapse, the council demanded that the owner have the structure knocked down and the site cleared.
Amendments to the Aliens Act, has opened the door to those foreigners convicted of violent crimes to receive a residence visa on “humanitarian grounds.”
The Aliens and Borders Service (SEF) has strongly opposed these amendments that can thwart the normal expulsion of convicted foreign criminals.
The Bird Watching & Nature Festival in Sagres welcomed a record number of visitors in its 8th year, with the organisers delighted that so many people are attracted to the far western Algarve.
A recorded 2,150 visitors came to the Sagres area to participate in the event, 1,000 more than last year and enjoyed five days full of activities at São Vicente, Fort Beliche, the Sagres Fortress and Cabranosa.
Catalonia’s president has stopped short of declaring his region’s independence from Spain, stating this evening that, "We propose to suspend the effect of the independence declaration."
Carles Puigdemont, (pictured below), has left the door wide open for negotiations with Madrid. Dialogue is becoming more likely, however distasteful talks may for the increasingly pressured Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, whose hard-line response has resulted in pictures and video clips, careering around social and mainstream media, of Guardia Civil and National Police personnel attacking members of the Spanish public.
A report into the circumstances that led to António Domingues resigning Caixa Geral de Depósitos after just a few months, is a masterpiece in evasion, failing as it does to pin down the deal done between the banker and the Finance Minister, Mário Centeno.
Domingues only took up the challenge of leading Caixa Geral if he and his invited board members were exempt from having to declare their income and assets - which directors of publically owned institutions must do.
The digging out of a third huge rubbish landfill site in Loulé has started. The dump is designed to store about 130,000 tons of unsorted waste per year, for 10 years - then another one will need to be dug.
The Sotavento Sanitary Landfill at Vale do Zebro, Cortelha “expands the capacity of depositing unsorted waste collected from the municipalities of the eastern Algarve."
Despite the government's insistence that Portugal is undergoing an economic miracle, much of this is based on low wages and job insecurity.
Portugal’s largest inter-union group, the Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses (CGTP), has announced a demonstration in Lisbon on November 18th and has called on workers from the public and private sectors, young, retired and the unemployed to participate in "a great national demonstration" against job insecurity and low wages.
Current legislation bans dogs accompanying their owners visiting cafes and restaurants, even if it’s OK with the proprietor.
On October 10th, MPs are to debate a proposal from pro-nature and animals party PAN, the Left Bloc and The Greens to allow pets to enter catering establishments as well as guide dogs, which already are allowed in.
