Members of a Spanish gang that targeted the Algarve’s gold shops have been chased and arrested by Portuguese police.
In the past two months around 20 gold shops have been broken into in the early hours and their safes smashed open and stock and money removed.
EasyJet has recorded its fifth profitable year in a row with pre-tax profits hitting £686m in the year to 30 September, a rise of 18%.
There was a strong growth in passenger numbers, up by 6%. During the year, more than 68 million people boarded an easyJet flight to destinations in 31 countries.
Olhão council claims it knows nothing of the origin of the markings painted onto houses on the Ria Formosa island of Armona, nor of the notes delivered saying ‘this property is to be demolished.’
Several houses were marked as if they were on the Polis list for future demolition and letters were hand delivered, allegedly from Olhão council.
Finland has scheduled a debate over its membership of the eurozone.
The parliament will debate the issue, “Fixit,” next year.
Two hundred years after the death of Nelson, the Faro de Trafalgar is under threat from a German company wishing to convert it into holiday flats.
Specialist firm Floatel has been awarded a contract to create three luxury apartments. The agreement grants it control of the 110 ft tall lighthouse for the coming 30 years with the option for a further 10.
President François Hollande told a joint session of Parliament today that “France is at war” and that it will prevail in its fight against the militants of the Islamic State.
Hollande said that the ISIS had targeted France because it is “a country of freedom, because we are the homeland of human rights."
Members of the tireless Via do Infante anti-tolls group, CUVI, are meeting up this Saturday, November 21, at the headquarters of the Faro Bikers Club to "discuss the consequences of four years of tolls in the Algarve and schedule new actions for their immediate abolition."
CUVI of course are hoping the government change will give a chance of some analysis and good sense over the tolls business, "The formation of a new government opens up a new phase of hope for the country, including in the Algarve."
Researchers at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) have put beekeepers and the public on full alert to seek and destroy the Asian wasp (see picture below) which recently has been captured and identified in Vila Real.
Vespa velutina, the Asian Wasp reached Europe via the port of Bordeaux in 2004 and has been killing local bees ever since, like this little chap in the picture.
