Portimão Mayor threatens to STOP TESTING for Covid-19 as borough takes ‘step back’
A wave of outrage has swept through Portimão following the government’s decision to force the borough to ‘take a step back’ in its emergence from lockdown. Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes
Miguel Oliveira finishes last after crash as Frenchman Fabio Quartararo celebrates MotoGP win in Portimão
A lap six crash prevented Portuguese racer Miguel Oliveira from repeating his sensational 2020 win at the MotoGP Portuguese Grand Prix last weekend. The winner of the day was Frenchman
Project launched to save Algarve chameleons from extinction
A project to save the common chameleon from extinction in the Algarve is due to start moving forward soon with the construction of a Centre for the Recovery and Investigation
Meet Zoomarine’s newest residents: a cute armadillo and the “world’s smallest toucans”
Guia theme park Zoomarine has welcomed new residents, ahead of its reopening to the public on May 19 – a pair of green aracari toucans (Pteroglossus viridis) and a three-banded
Man dies in second fatal boat crash in Ria Formosa in less than a week
A man in his 50s died this morning after the boat he was travelling in crashed into a buoy in Ria Formosa, near Faro. This is the second fatal boat
VRSA Mayor resigns following arrest on suspicion of corruption
Vila Real de Santo António Mayor, Conceição Cabrita, has resigned after being arrested by PJ police on Tuesday morning for her alleged involvement in an illegal property deal in Monte
“Caught by surprise”: Local politicians react to arrest of Vila Real de Santo António Mayor Conceição Cabrita
“Utter bewilderment” seems to be the reaction of many local politicians to the news that Vila Real de Santo António Mayor Conceição Cabrita (PSD) had been arrested on suspicion on
‘Share & Care Portugal’: New group helps foreigners deal with loss of loved ones
No one is ever truly prepared for the death of a loved one. And when we lose someone we love unexpectedly, the grief can be all the more difficult to
Portimão ends free delivery service as restaurants reopen
PTMàMesa, the delivery service launched by Portimão Council in January which allowed residents to order food from a local restaurant and have it delivered to their doorstep for free, has
Late spearfisher Matthias Sandeck honoured with sculpture in Praia da Luz
A stone sculpture that pays tribute to local spearfisher Matthias Sandeck – who died in 2019 following a serious accident while representing Portugal’s national spearfishing team at the Euro-African Spearfishing