Chinese group to ‘buy’ Portimonense SAD for €80 million
Chinese billionaire Zhang Jindong due to become owner of Portimonense’s SAD Portimonense, one of the Algarve’s historic football clubs which was relegated last season to Portugal’s second division, is due
Mayor slams “abusive” land sale proposal on Tavira Island
Land “should have reverted to public domain a long time ago,” mayor says The mayor of Tavira has condemned a proposal to sell 24.5 hectares of land on the idyllic
Drought to blame for “dramatic situation” at Alcantarilha Stream
Almargem sounded the alarm last week Portugal’s Environmental Agency (APA) has blamed the Algarve’s ongoing drought for the “dramatic situation” at the Alcantarilha Stream, where hundreds of fish have died
Albufeira’s battle against “excessive behaviour” begins
More policing, new code of conduct and awareness campaigns among measures being implemented in Albufeira Albufeira has announced that concrete action is being taken to control the cases of “excessive behaviour”
Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins through to last 16 at Olympics
Faro-born surfer Yolanda Hopkins will face Brisa Hennessy in the third round Portuguese surfer Yolanda Hopkins qualified for the last 16 of the women’s surfing event at the 2024 Olympic
Try Guia’s famous chicken next week
Guia is famous in Portugal for its chicken Guia, a small town in Albufeira famous in Portugal for its unique grilled chicken recipe, will host its Chicken Party (Festa do
Ice shortage affecting Algarve fishermen
Algarve fishermen say the “lack of ice is recurrent” Fishermen in the Algarve are being affected by an ice shortage due to a “lack of maintenance of ice-making machines” at some
Silves goes back in time for Medieval Fair
Stories of love, betrayals and heartbreak by Silves’ poets inspire this year’s edition of the Silves Medieval Fair Silves is preparing to host the 19th edition of its Medieval Fair,
Trio arrested for breaking into cars near Algarve beaches
Suspects broke into and stole from several cars near beaches Three men have been arrested in Portimão for breaking into and stealing from cars parked near beaches in the Algarve,
Lagoa pauses major roadworks during summer
Lagoa roadworks are being temporarily suspended to reduce traffic issues Lagoa has decided to halt several major roadworks during July and August to reduce traffic issues. The projects which have