When I get that feeling
Healer Douglas Ballard returns to the Algarve at the beginning of September for another week of workshops and private sessions of healing and readings. While he regularly sees clients at
Dance scene hits town
This year, the Algarve has been a hotbed of European dance talent. For 17 hours, on July 17, the Chemical Brothers festival turned the sleepy town of Algoz into one
Drug squad triumphs
Faro GNR’s Núcleo de Investigação Criminal de Droga, a special drug investigation team unit created a year ago, has already made 56 arrests for alleged drug trafficking and seized around
Lagos adega saved
As winemaking in the region continues to develop, following the lead of Sir Cliff Richard and other high profile vineyard owners in the area, the future of the troubled Adega
Loulé swimmer tries for gold
Local swimmer Miguel Pires is currently in Athens, representing Portugal at this year’s Olympic Games. The talented 20-year-old is the only athlete attending the games to come from the Loulé
Magnificent marlin
After an hour and a half of hard work, national fishing champion João Brito successfully caught one of the biggest marlin ever registered off the Algarve coast, weighing a whopping
AHETA calls for reform
Hotel owners representative Elidérico Viegas agrees with the new Minister of Tourism’s strategy to revitalise the industry, but has called for even more fundamental structural reforms within the sector. The
Marina link ‘fundamental’
After years of concern over the safety of the ‘old bridge’ between Parchal in Lagoa and Portimão, local authorities from both sides have announced that they consider building a new
Algarve’s unusual water park
Querença will soon be home to the region’s first ever Water Museum after Loulé Câmara approved funding for the project as part of a bid to revitalise the Algarve’s rural
Matosinhos fire due to safety lapses
It has been confirmed that the recent huge fire and resulting explosions that occurred during the replacement of pipelines at the Matosinhos refinery stemmed from inadequate safety procedures. A report