Algarve

A slow drive and car horn protest against the A22 tolls was held outside Aquashow in Quarteira, where the Prime Minister presided over a Social Democratic Party (PSD) event on

Portugal’s President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, visited the new HPP Saúde private hospital in Albufeira on its official opening day last week. The President took time from his Algarve holiday to

Last Sunday (August 19), an outbound TAP 1900 flight from Faro Airport destined for Lisbon was forced to make an emergency landing just 14 minutes after departure. The morning flight

A project to redevelop 620 kilometres of Algarve and Alentejo roadways, which was expected to be finished this year, has been permanently suspended due to lack of funding, leaving many

The family of the five people who died in the Maria Luísa beach rockfall accident in Albufeira in 2009 have asked for €900,000 in compensation from the Portuguese State. The

The association representing GNR officers in Portugal has denounced the poor working and living conditions that some elements of the police force are faced with at some Algarve stations. Describing

Following the British athletics team’s pre-Olympic training camp in Vila Real de Santo António their Paralympic counterparts are currently preparing their London bid at the same location.

Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo in Lagos is hosting an afternoon tea including traditional convent sweets and choir music on August 30 at 6.30pm. Cost per person is €5

Visitors to Tavira’s historic centre this weekend will have the chance to browse through the stalls selling bric-a-brac and antiques during the Feira de Velharias e Antiguidades. A number of

Lagos Health, Hair & Beauty Centre and Lagos Veterinary Clinic/Mucky Mutts grooming service are hosting a fundraiser this Sunday, from 10am to 4pm, in aid of the local Bombeiros. All