Faro kennel marks 1,000 animal milestone
Faro kennel has helped find forever homes for 208 animals Faro’s municipal kennel – officially named ‘Centro de Recolha Oficial de Animais de Faro (CROAF) – reached a milestone last
Bluefin tuna fishing season off to good start in Algarve
100% of fished tuna is exported The bluefin tuna fishing season began this week in the Algarve with the catching of 100 fish, the largest weighing 330 kilos, at a
Tourist office opens in Vila Real de Santo António
Tourist office provides important information for tourists A new tourist office opened last week in Vila Real de Santo António. Co-managed by the Algarve tourism board (RTA) and the municipal
Man arrested for drug dealing in Carvoeiro
GNR police arrested a 26-year-old man on Tuesday (May 7) for drug dealing in Carvoeiro, Lagoa. The man’s “suspicious behaviour” and “nervousness” caught the eye of patrolling GNR officers, who
VRSA takes over presidency of Guadiana Eurocity
Presidency of general assembly changes every two years The municipality of Vila Real de Santo António has taken over the presidency of the general assembly of the Guadiana Eurocity, an
Lagos calls for urgent port upgrades
Council believes process should be expedited Lagos Municipal Council is calling for urgent works to be carried out at the entrance of the local port and the pontoon adjacent to
Almargem joins protests against Pomarão water collection project
Pomarão project continues to attract criticism Environmental association Almargem has joined the chorus of protests against the project to supply the Algarve with water collected from the Guadiana River at
HPA Alvor offers innovative endoscopic spine surgery
The Hospital Particular do Algarve (HPA) is offering a new spinal surgery technique called endoscopic spine surgery, which aims to decompress neurological structures such as the spinal cord and nerve roots. The
Prehistoric objects among 2,200 collected from Arade and Alvor dredging
Some of the objects date back to prehistory Over 2,200 items dating from the prehistoric period all the way to the present day have been collected from the dredged deposits
Around 400 foreign students apply to study at Algarve tourism school
Students from all over the world have applied Around 400 foreign students of 23 nationalities have applied to the Algarve School of Hospitality and Tourism (EHTA) in Faro, which will