Portugal sees 111% surge in Brits seeking residence since 2016
The number of British citizens registered as residents in Portugal has grown a whopping 111% since 2016 – the year that the UK held its Brexit referendum. As the clock
Environmentalists demand to be heard over Algarve’s water shortage crisis
Eight environmental associations and NGOs in the Algarve have released a joint statement urging the government to involve them in talks about how to solve the region’s chronic water shortage.
Loulé’s “university health centre” will be first in Portugal
Loulé Council has launched a €5 million public tender for the construction of the borough’s new public health building, which will bring together several health services including Portugal’s first “university
Over 2,000 bird boxes to be set up across Algarve
The first of 2,000 bird boxes which are due to be set up across the Algarve will be unveiled in a “symbolic ceremony” at Quinta de Marim in Olhão next
Faro prison virus outbreak: 62 inmates and four prison officers test positive for Covid-19
Sixty-two inmates and four prison officers at Faro prison have tested positive for Covid-19, the board of reinsertion and prison services (DGRSP) announced on Sunday. A contingency plan was put
Restaurateurs to protest in Faro tomorrow
A demonstration against the government’s ‘lackluster’ support measures for restaurants, bars and shops will take place tomorrow morning (November 21) in Faro at 10.30am. The meeting point will be the town’s
Portugal has world’s seventh best non-native English speakers
Portugal has the seventh highest English proficiency among non-native speakers in the world, according to the new EF English Proficiency Index. The index takes into account 100 countries around the
Man killed in IC1 road accident in Silves
40-year-old man was killed yesterday (November 18) in a road accident involving two cars and a truck on the IC1 road in Silves. The collision happened at around 4pm, according
Portugal will “roast” under rising temperatures by 2100 if nothing is done, scientists warn
A new study from the University of Aveiro has predicted a “very worrying scenario” for the Iberian Peninsula – an increase of maximum temperatures which could have a devastating impact
PortoBay donates over €47,000 to charities across Portugal
Portuguese hotel group PortoBay has raised, along with its guests, a total of €47,628 in aid of seven charities in the towns where the group’s units can be found. The