BLiP Expo - the Better Living in Portugal Exhibition –is taking place in the ideal exhibition venue - Portimão Arena – over the weekend of 11-12 October with over 100 exhibitors eager to welcome visitors looking to improve their lives, and properties, in Portugal.
The 33 Moroccan migrants who came ashore in the Algarve in early August have been released, as the 60-day legal detention period has expired. Nothing now prevents them from moving freely within Portugal or travelling abroad.
The Portuguese members of the Global Sumud humanitarian flotilla landed at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport at around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday, where they were greeted by family members and pro-Palestinian supporters.
Two individuals have been identified following violent clashes between a group of young people and market traders at the São Francisco Fair in Tavira, during the night from Friday to Saturday. The incident, which involved “around 40 people,” left several injured, one of whom required medical assistance.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will be in the Algarve this Tuesday, 7 October, to take part in the PSD’s local election campaign, with votes being cast in just a few days' time.
José Freitas de Oliveira, a candidate for Faro City Council, has drawn attention to a number of obstacles that block accessibility for both wheelchairs and pushchairs.
A month on from the tragic accident involving Lisbon’s famous Glória funicular, which left 16 dead and at least 22 injured, the families of the victims are still waiting for the formal compensation process to begin.
At 11am this Friday, 3 October, the Vascão Bridge on the EN122, linking the municipalities of Mértola (Alentejo) and Alcoutim (Algarve), will reopen to traffic, in what both mayors are calling “great news.”
