Newcastle and Newquay to be linked to Faro in Ryanair summer schedule

ryanairRyanair has announced new routes to Faro next summer season with Aberdeen, Cardiff, Hamburg, London, Marseille, Newcastle, Newquay and Wrocław, in Poland, scheduled to open up.

The Irish company's boss Michael O’Leary, still performing at press conferences despite now having a public relations chief, wants to take on TAP which currently flies 9.5 million passengers to and from Portugal and hence is in first place.

Crime and accidents keep police and ambulance staff busy

olhaomarketThe Judicial Police announced the arrest of one of Olhão’s most wanted, for "crimes of a violent nature, including attempted murder, physical violence, using a firearm and theft."

The detainee is a 20-year-old man suspected of several robberies and part of a group that a year ago shot at a man outside the city’s railway station.

Vila Real de Santo António council relaunches tender for three boutique hotels

vrsaVila Real de Santo António’s council has announced the relaunching of a competition to create boutique hotels in three historic Pombaline buildings in the city centre.

The call for submissions first went out in January this year but a second tender, published in the Official Gazette last week, had to be launched as so far there have been no takers meeting the strict conditions.

Niece of Spanish football chief killed after kipnapping

atmA Spanish woman was found dead in Mexico after a failed ransom ordeal.

Maria Villar Galaz, 36, the niece of the president of Spanish Football Federation, had been abducted in Mexico on September 13, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo said.

New EU method to cut corporate tax avoidance

moscoviciThe European Commission plans to change the way that companies report their profits in an effort to further curb tax avoidance.

The overhaul means that companies would have to calculate profit under common European rules rather than national ones. The objective is to close off the use of crafty cross-border accountancy.

May pledges to ratify climate treaty by end of 2016

worldBritain’s prime minister, Theresa May, told the United Nations that the UK will ratify the Paris agreement which tackles climate change.

May used her maiden speech to the UN on Tuesday to signal that Britain will take measures after leaving the EU to combat environmental threats.

Police inspector gets five years in gold fraud case

goldAn Inspector in Portugal’s Judicial Police has been sentenced to five years in prison for warning a gang about police activity as it ran a gold bullion tax fraud scheme.

João de Sousa was suspected of involvement in the illicit sale of gold and has been in custody in Évora prison since 2014.

Faro harbour development - locals ignore public consultation

FaroDocksNewMarinaSmallA large development in front of Faro’s existing harbour attracted three comments during the public consultation stage.

The proposed 270-berth marina with restaurants and cafes seem of little interest to the citizens of Faro with less than a handful of written observations collected by the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development - Algarve, whcih is handling the process and is responsible for issuing the final opinion on this major change to Faro’s existing waterfront..