Aljezur calls for construction of secondary school
Aljezur Council has unanimously approved a proposal to begin petitioning for the construction of a secondary school in the municipality. The council reports a growing number of students having to
New round of floods as heavy rain batters Algarve
Heavy rain battered the Algarve once again this morning (November 30), causing several serious floods across the region. According to SIC, the worst incidents have been reported in Albufeira, Olhão
Woman killed by husband in Portimão to be honoured by University of Algarve
The victim of a fatal knife attack inside an apartment in Pedra Mourinha, Portimão on Thursday, November 26, has been identified as 38-year-old Lúcia Rodrigues. The mother-of-three worked at the
Heavy rain floods parts of Algarve, including Castro Marim police station
Thursday’s heavy rain caused floods in many parts of the Algarve, particularly in the east. Castro Marim was among the worst affected towns and saw waves of water flood several
Vila Real de Santo António unveils “Portugal’s largest nativity scene”
Vila Real de Santo António will unveil what it calls “Portugal’s largest nativity scene” at its local cultural centre this Saturday (November 28). The nativity scene is created every year
Algarve hotels see rush of long weekend cancellations due to borough lockdowns
The “few bookings” that Algarve hotels had for the upcoming two long weekends have had to be cancelled due to the latest municipal travel restrictions announced by the Portuguese government.
Aljezur arranges home deliveries to celebrate local sweet potato
Like so many other events, Aljezur’s famous Sweet Potato Festival will not be going ahead this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But organisers have found a different way of
Environmentalists celebrate as Vilamoura Lakes project gets ‘thumbs down’
Environmentalists in the Algarve are celebrating after learning that the controversial Vilamoura Lakes project has received an environmental ‘thumbs down’. The project’s environmental impact statement (DIA) was “unfavourable”, the regional
Loulé makes €11.5 million available to fight Covid-19 crisis
Loulé Council has announced a new programme featuring 76 measures to tackle the social and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Programme of Action for Managing the Social
Six Algarve boroughs on high-risk list
Despite seeing six of its boroughs (Vila do Bispo, Lagos, Portimão, Lagoa, Albufeira and Faro) considered ‘high risk’, the Algarve has dodged some of the toughest measures of Portugal’s new