Teacher shortage in Algarve and Alentejo “worse than imagined”
Schools in the Algarve and Alentejo are in desperate need of more teachers. So says teachers’ union Sindicato dos Professores da Zona Sul (SPZS), which has warned that the situation
Lagos begins €1.9 million revamp of main Meia Praia road
Lagos Council has announced the start of renovations on the main Meia Praia road at a cost of nearly €2 million and are expected to be completed by July 2021.
Spectator-less MotoGP to cost Algarve €74 million in potential revenue, says tourism boss
The Algarve is expected to lose around €74 million in potential tourism revenue due to the government’s decision to forbid spectators at the Algarve’s MotoGP race. The event, taking place
Government vows to tackle affordable housing crisis in Algarve
The Portuguese government has vowed to tackle the affordable housing crisis in the Algarve, a region plagued by a considerable shortage of options for working- and middle-class citizens. “The Algarve
Monchique fire 2018: EDP and employee formally accused of negligent arson
After being named suspects in February, EDP Distribuição and one of the company’s employees have been formally accused of negligent arson in the investigation into Monchique’s devastating summer wildfire of
Thunderstorms ‘light up’ Algarve – seven districts under ‘yellow alert’
Every district in mainland Portugal except for Bragança is under ‘yellow alert’ today due to forecasts of heavy rain, accompanied in some parts of the country by thunderstorms and strong
Portimão urges caution as growing Covid-19 cases threaten to put it on “high-risk” list
Portimão Council is urging locals to follow health authorities’ recommendations at a time when the number of new Covid-19 cases in the municipality is rising and threatening to put it
GNR police fine 96 people for wild camping and motorhoming in Vila do Bispo
GNR police continue to clamp down on wild camping and illegal motorhoming in the Western Algarve, having fined 96 people in Vila do Bispo on Tuesday. Said GNR police in
Formula 1 gave Algarve unparalleled international exposure, says hotel boss
Any motorsports fan across the world now knows about Portimão and the Algarve thanks to the F1 Portuguese Grand Prix, held between October 23 and 25 at the Algarve International
Adorable! Endangered hippo born at Lagos Zoo
It’s adorable, and it’s great news for the conservation of the species. A pygmy hippopotamus was born at Lagos Zoo on October 19, weighing three kilos and seemingly healthy. Says