Free parking at Olhão’s Marina Ria Center until April 2026
Visitors and residents can now enjoy free parking at the Marina Ria Center in Olhão, a benefit running until the end of April 2026. The initiative is designed to make
Nationality law: parliamentary debate delayed until tomorrow afternoon
Parliamentary debate on the changes that Portugal’s current government seeks to bring in to tighten controls on immigration has been delayed for a second time, until tomorrow afternoon. The reason
Rotary BBQ and quiz night raises €1,000 for community projects
The Rotary Club Estoi Palace International (RCEPI) held its first BBQ & Quiz Night on Saturday, October 11, at the Casa do Povo in Estoi. A total of 53 guests, a mix
WWF Portugal launches major ecological restoration initiative
WWF Portugal has launched Re-Store Portugal, a new nationwide initiative to restore degraded ecosystems and promote nature recovery. The project will invest €1.8 million over five years in three key
Property developers gather to analyse government’s ‘shock’ measures for housing
The enormity of the task facing Portugal’s construction sector was painted starkly yesterday at a meeting of APPII, the association of Property Developers and Investors: the country desperately needs around
Fourteen year old son of PSD councillor arrested for her murder
The 14-year-old son of PSD councillor Susana Gravato – found dead at her home in Gafanha da Vagueira (Vagos municipality) yesterday – has been arrested by PJ judicial police on
New era for emergency air response as Loulé expands heliport
Loulé is set to open its newly expanded Municipal Heliport, home to a Permanent Helicopter Service Base (BHSP), which has been open uninterruptedly since 1998. The inauguration will take place
Trial of young PSP officer who shot and killed Odair Moniz begins today
The trial begins today of the young PSP officer who shot and killed Cape Verdean cook Odair Moniz almost exactly a year ago, sparking days of rioting and violence in
Holiday rentals brace for change – “we need more rules,” EU’s housing commissioner
Two years ago, Portugal’s then prime minister António Costa appealed to the European Commission for housing to be considered one of the Commission’s priorities as it represented an “elevated weight
Residents fight Portimão landfill expansion
In the quiet outskirts of Portimão and Silves, residents are fuming over the stinging smell rising from the local landfill. What was once promised as a carefully managed “sanitary” site