Monchique’s court, closed in the cost-saving purge by the often sober former Minister of Justice, Paula Teixeira da Cruz, is due to reopen in January but may be delayed as parliament still has to approve the plan to reopen this and other mothballed court facilities.

Helena Mesquita Ribeiro, the Assistant Secretary of State and Justice has been in the Algarve and commented to Sul Informação that as far as the new Minister of Justice is concerned "everything is ready for the reactivation of the Court of Monchique in early January," but there may be some slippage.

The neighbourhood of Vale Mangude, Albufeira, rocked with the explosion of an ATM at a supermarket this morning which destroyed the machine and blew out the shop window.

Thieves had filled the cash machine with gas and set light to a fuse which ignited the mixture, causing the machine's almost total destruction.

The expected length of working life in Portugal stood at 36 years and eight months in 2015.

This was slightly more than the average length of 35 years and four months across all the European Union countries, according to date released by Eurostat on Monday.

The new 'W Algarve' hotel, a Marriott International brand, is to be located in the Albufeira municipality, 500 metres from Evaristo Beach near Galé.

A half-built, abandoned aparthotel is to be used as the site for the new hotel which will open under the high quality 'W' brand.

The US rock group Aerosmith will perform on June 26th 2017 at the Meo Arena in Lisbon, as part of a farewell tour.

Last May, in statements to Rolling Stone magazine, lead singer Steven Tyler stated that the Aerosmith would probably embark on one final tour: "There are two bands that still have the original members, us and the Rolling Stones. We’ll do a farewell tour or go to the studio and record a new album, I'm very enthusiastic about it."

An Algarve pensioner who disappeared three weeks ago near Mertola was found on Sunday, at about 12:00, lifeless in the waters of the Vascão river.

Manuel Brás, 88, a hunter from Quarteira, Loulé had not been seen since October 23, after leaving home to meet a group of friends in Santa Cruz, Almodôvar.

Carlos Tavares and Paulo Macedo are two of the hot choices to replace directors at Caixa Geral de Depósitos whose mass resignation, or sacking, is expected in the next few days.

The current board, led by António Domingues, continue to refuse to disclose their tax records and income statements - a stance which is likely to contravene the rules in place for those running State-owned companies.

Sir Nick Faldo has led winners at the World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony 2016 at the Algarve’s Conrad Hotel, taking the prestigious title of Golf Course Designer of the Year.

Quinta do Lago took the title of Europe's Best Golf Venue and Portugal was voted the best golf destination in the world.