EN125 roadworks
Dear Editor, Would you please stop perpetuating the myth that all the roadworks on the EN125 between Faro and Vila de Bispo have been completed? I find it deeply irritating
Dogs barking
Dear Editor, I’m sure you must get many emails about the nuisance of constant barking, but surely it is a huge concern that after two years of the law change
Fossa emptying costs
Dear Editor, I have a complaint concerning my sewage removal. My house does not have mains drainage, we have a fossa, which needs to be emptied twice a year. My
Tourist tax to end A22 tolls?
It is the latest chapter of the Algarve’s long-running battle against motorway tolls. Portugal’s Left Bloc party (BE) has proposed implementing a special tourist tax that would generate revenue to
Drought “affecting fish in the sea”: scientists back alerts sounded by fishermen
In all his 40 years at sea, fisherman Vítorino Jesus has “never seen anything like it”: nets are being hauled up empty – and he blames the drought. TSF radio
‘Last ditch’ fund-raiser launched to save Costa Vicentina from oil and gas drilling
With oil and gas drilling ‘back on the agenda’ for the Costa Vicentina – from Sines all the way round to Lagos on the south coast – activists have launched
Lucky escape as train ploughs into car on level crossing
Two women had a miraculous escape from serious injury after a train ploughed into their Peugeot 206 as it crossed a level crossing in Olhão on Wednesday morning. The accident
Father ‘on run with three children’ detained in Vila Real de Santo António
A Spanish father sought by Spanish authorities was arrested in Vila Real de Santo António yesterday as he left a supermarket in the company of his three children. The 41-year-old
Carvoeiro chef Rui Silvestre wins coveted international prize
Rui Silvestre, the Michelin-starred head chef at Carvoeiro’s Bon Bon restaurant, was one of only 10 chefs around the world to receive the coveted ‘Prix au Chef de L’Avenir’. The
Silves celebrates juicy oranges this weekend
Silves’ delicious oranges will be the star of a gastronomic weekend that will see nearly 20 local eateries preparing dishes that highlight the juicy fruit. The event, ‘Fim de Semana