Mayor cancels student bull running event
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Students about to start their studies at the University of the Algarve (Ualg) in Faro have protested against the local Mayor’s decision to ban a bloodless bull-running
Preventing crime
The third in the series of Crime Prevention Seminars aimed at the foreign community in the Algarve will take place on October 10 from 4pm until 6pm at the Vale
Ancient music concert in Loulé this weekend
The 14th Meeting of Ancient Music of Loulé will provide the opportunity for music lovers of this type of classical genre to attend a concert and master class this weekend.
Armed
The owner of a nightclub in Albufeira was attacked by an armed man who stole €18,000 that the victim had with him to pay his staff. The theft happened around
Boat disaster near Culatra Island
A yacht anchored at Culatra Island off the coast of Olhão, belonging to an Irishman, was reduced to ashes this week following a gas explosion. According to the Captaincy of
Fierce blaze destroys Portimão Retail Park
By Sophie McCarrick sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Seven stores at the Retail Park in Portimão have been razed to the ground, as the result of a fire that broke out in the early
Slavery Museum set to open in Lagos
Lagos Town Hall and the Centro de Estudos sobre África e do Desenvolvimento (CEsA), a research centre focusing on Africa and which is part of the Technical University of Lisbon,
Vilamoura bike sharing system a success
With the aim of turning Vilamoura into a more eco-friendly resort and making the most of the area’s 22 kilometres of cycle lanes, Inframoura, the entity responsible for managing Vilamoura’s
Environmentalists’ appeal to President
Four environmental associations have sent a letter to the Portuguese President to alert him of the contentious tourist resort that is planned for the Praia Grande-Salgados area in Albufeira. In
Lack of funding at Portimão Port
Portugal is losing “250,000 tourists a year” due to the lack of investment in the Portimão Cruise Port, according to Members of Parliament (MP) Mendes Bota, Elsa Cordeiro and Cristóvão

