Stormy weather thwarts drug dealers off Algarve coast
Nearly one ton of drugs seized along Algarve coast in first weeks of 2025 Stormy weather and intensified coastal patrols have disrupted drug trafficking along the Algarve coast, leading to
Albufeira hosts global tech startups seeking €300,000 in funding
Tech startups will be presenting their pitches in Albufeira to international investors Twelve technology startups from around the globe will gather in Albufeira on January 30 to pitch their innovative
Quinta do Lago hosts first Open Day of 2025
Quinta do Lago luxury resort has 180 job vacancies The Algarve’s luxury resort Quinta do Lago will host an Open Day recruitment event on Friday, January 24 from 10.30am to
No room for Portugal on packed F1 calendar – FIA boss
FIA president says “Portugal is excellent location”, but F1 slots are limited The president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has confirmed what motorsports fans in Portugal already feared: there
Albufeira crime rate “misinterpreted”, says local mayor
Fact-checking platform Polígrafo ranked Albufeira as municipality with highest crime rate, but local mayor says most cases are minor incidents Albufeira mayor José Carlos Rolo has strongly criticised the misuse
Loulé celebrates “lowest burnt area since 2004”
Lowest burnt area in two decades attributed by Loulé council to success of its strategy and the “active role” played by citizens Loulé is celebrating what was a mostly uneventful
Lagoa revises urban plans to increase housing
Local Housing Strategy identified the need for over 200 additional houses The municipal council of Lagoa has approved revisions to local land planning documents in a bid to make more
Portugal with two tennis players at Australia Open
Nuno Borges and Jaime Faria are the two Portuguese tennis players qualified for the Australian Open (AO), the first Grand Slam tournament of the new ATP Tour season. Nuno Borges
Four arrested in western Algarve drug bust
Nearly 2,000 doses of cocaine seized A nearly 18-month investigation into a criminal network operating in the western Algarve (Barlavento) culminated in the arrest of four men and the confiscation
Residents refuse to leave as government plans to demolish 49 homes on Faro Island
Residents on Faro Island’s Ancão Peninsula call for same rights granted to fishing communities on Culatra Island Tensions are rising on Faro Island (known as Praia or Ilha de Faro