StartUp Portimão celebrates three years of entrepreneurship
Startup Portimão, a ‘business incubator’ created to help budding businesses flourish, celebrated its third anniversary on Monday (August 10) with the launch of two guides, in Portuguese and English, to
Magnificent creatures! Six orcas spotted off Lagoa’s Benagil beach (with video)
Another spectacular sighting of orcas has been reported in the Algarve. This time, a pod of six was spotted around four nautical miles south of Lagoa’s Benagil beach at around
Olhão Council takes “administrative possession” of rundown Hotel Ria Sol
Olhão Council has taken “administrative possession” of the town’s derelict Hotel Ria Sol, which it says is so badly rundown that it poses a serious risk to passers-by and has
Uproar in Ferragudo as local mayors and residents oppose river dredging which could “destroy” quaint beaches forever
The community of Ferragudo and Lagoa Council are in uproar over a project it fears could cause “irreparable damage” to the village’s picturesque beaches and be the ‘final nail in
Local artist donates painting “celebrating Algarve’s colourful life” to HPA Alvor
Local artist Karen Wride has donated one her paintings which “celebrates the colourful life of the Algarve” to the HPA private hospital in Alvor. The painting was officially unveiled on
Suspected killer of 19-year-old Vilamoura nightclub employee arrested in France
The prime suspect of the murder of Lucas Leote, a 19-year-old who died after being shot in the neck on August 23 last year at the entrance of the Lick
Algarve to be promoted as safe destination on UK’s Channel 5
The Algarve is determined to prove to the UK that it is Covid-safe. In order to do so, the tourism board has partnered with British television channel Channel 5, which
Lagoa ‘brings culture outdoors’ with open-air shows
Several outdoor concerts and plays are taking place in Lagoa until September 5 in an attempt to bring “culture to the municipality’s streets” this summer, at a time when event
Algarve’s water reserves only last until end of 2020
A new stark warning about the Algarve’s depleted water reserves has been made this week following the announcement that they will only last until the end of this year. The
Two Faro police officers arrested in drug bust
Two PSP police officers from Faro’s district command have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a criminal organisation which smuggled hundreds of kilos of drugs into Portugal from Latin