Bensafrim fire in ‘resolution’: 121 firefighters still in place
Yesterday’s wildfire, north of Bensafrim, was brought under control finally after many hours of firefighting. It appears to have started with a foreign resident (believed to be German) clearing land
Sines lifeguards in prophylactic isolation
The various beaches of Sines municipality have ‘lost their lifeguards’ temporarily due to three positive cases of SARS-CoV-2 having been detected among them. Monday will see tests carried out on
Family of road worker killed by ministerial car to demand over €1 million in compensation
The shameful story of a family ‘left hanging’ after their loved-one was run over and killed by a ministerial car on the A6 motorway over two months ago has taken
Portugal’s “vaccination process” close to end
With this weekend seeing 15-17 year olds receiving their second shots of vaccines against Covid-19, vaccination task force coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo has said the country is close to
Algarve municipalities lead way when it comes to ‘virus incidence’: nationally situation slowly improves
Municipalities in the Algarve are among those with ‘sky high’ (or “extremely high risk”) incidence levels of SARS-CoV-2 (not to be confused with people who are actually ill). Lagos and
Over 90 firefighters race to west Algarve fire, north of Lagos
Over 90 firefighters began battling a wildfire that began near Bensafrim, north of Lagos, just after 11am this morning. The smoke was quickly seen the length of the coastline, and
More than 200 Afghan students want to come to Portugal to study under programme created by Jorge Sampaio
As former President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio remains critically ill in hospital, Expresso reports that more than 200 Afghan girls and women are hoping desperately to be accepted into
BIAL bids to get US-registered Parkinson’s treatment authorised for Europe
Portuguese pharmaceutical company Bial is leading a bid to receive authorisation in Europe for a medication to treat Parkinson’s disease. The sub-lingual apomorphine treatment is sold under the name Kynmobi
“Unidos por Faro” officially presents candidates today
With local politics limbering up everywhere for the municipal elections coming at the end of the month (September 26), Faro’s coalition “Unidos por Faro” – headed by Algarve MP Cristóvão
2,700 kilos of sardines ‘apprehended’ from fishing boat in Portimão
2,700 kilos of sardines have been ‘seized’ from a fishing boat in Portimão due to ‘over fishing’. The boat was found to have exceeded its admissible quota during a police