Lagos lighthouse
Ponta da Piedade lighthouse is undergoing restoration work, announced the Portuguese Navy. Due to improvement works to the tower, the lighthouse is currently closed to the public until further notice,
Teacher who killed ex-wife commits suicide in Lagos
Álvaro Lourenço, a retired Economics teacher who shot dead his estranged wife on Rua de Ceuta, Lagos, on September 1, committed suicide a few hours later using the same weapon.
World music
A multicultural music line-up, comprising big names and new artists in world music, will be enjoyed in Faro’s historical centre for the 2nd Festival Adentro. Taking place in the Afonso
Baby Gibbon born in Lagos
A baby gibbon was born on August 31 at the Lagos Zoo. Although the sex of the new-born is still unknown, it has been decided by the zoo that if
Golfing event set to break new record
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com A major golf tourism event, taking place in the Algarve in November, is predicted to bring record breaking business from all over the world to the
MP questions government about “abandoned” guesthouse
An Algarve MP has questioned the government about the future of the S. Brás de Alportel Pousada (guesthouse), which has been closed for the past three years as being considered
Shooting in Vilamoura injures nine
A fight between two youth groups near the Vilamoura Casino ended with a gun being fired and nine people injured on Monday this week at around 7.30am. The youngsters, all
‘My GNR’ project launched
GNR Faro District Command and Safe Communities Algarve announced the launch of ‘My GNR’, an online project that has been under development by the two organisations for the last four
Copper thieves on phone-line hunt
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Central phone-lines of the community Foral, an area just north of Albufeira, have been repeatedly targeted by thieves, who strike during the night to remove the
Câmaras push municipal tourism tax creation
By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@algarveresident.com Mayors in some of the most popular tourist areas of Portugal believe the creation of a municipal tourism tax is pressing and that the matter should