Lagos council to have walkways and viewing platforms built at Ponte da Piedade

donaanaLagos council has launched an open bid for remedial work at Ponte da Piedade and to join Canaival with Dona Ana beach via a walkway.

The council launched the contest for the ‘Requalification of Ponta da Piedade - 1st Phase" which aims to connect Canavial beach to Ponta da Piedade.

Corrupt officials in Spain condemned to prison

prisonPrison sentences were handed out in Spain to 11 former Popular Party officials and businessmen found guilty of corruption.

The case, in the eastern region of Valencia, is just one part of a wider corruption scandal which revolves around a businessman, Francisco Correa, accused of giving bribes to parliamentarians from the ruling Popular Party and some civil servants in order to receive public contracts for his companies or those of his cronies.

Scot found buried on land in Guarda

funeralThe body of Alyn Pennycook, a Scot missing since September 2016, was found on Thursday at a property near Celorico da Beira, Guarda.

The man’s partner, Louise Khan, lived with him at the rural dwelling and has been arrested by police on suspicion of concealing his body and an investigation has started to ascertain the cause of death.

Former Vale de Lobo boss forced to resign from Post Office board

ruiHortaCostaRui Horta and Costa, a defendant in the José Sócrates corruption investigation, has been forced to resign his directorship of Portugal’s Post Office.

Suspected of the corruption, abuse of trust, fraud and money laundering, Rui Horta e Costa decided ‘for personal reasons’ to resign on Wednesday as a non-executive director of CTT where his term was from 2017 to 2019.

Portuguese Air Force surveillance aeroplane makes emergency landing at Faro airport

AirForcePortugalPlanePlane-spotters at Faro airport this afternoon were surprised to see one of the Portuguese Air Force’s surveillance aircraft coming in to land.

This unscheduled stop was an emergency landing that has the airport authorities switching to full alert after the military pilot asked for assistance.

Loulé council's 'vote buying' strategy reaches new heights

LouleCamaraBuildingWith an eye to the elections coming up this autumn, Loulé council has announced investments of €21 million for Quarteira.

The vote-buying strategy is on an unprecedented scale with a cultural centre and a new gymnasium being dangled in front of voters’ noses.

Guia murder - man was bound 'hand and foot'

4722An elderly smallholder has been murdered in Guia, Albufeira.

Police were called on Thursday morning after Álvaro Paderna's body was discovered by his grand-daughter's husband.

Families keep the roof over their heads due to success of new laws on debt

houseDespite the old Passos Coelho coalition parties' opposition, last January saw legislation approved that allowed those being pursued for debts to the tax department to remain in their homes rather than be evicted and the property sold, often for a fraction of its market value.