Algarve

Algarve Socialist (PS) MP Miguel Freitas is calling on the government to reduce VAT from 23% to the original 13% for the restaurant sector. Since January, restaurants in Portugal began

Hotel Vila Galé Albacora in Tavira will be inaugurating its first dive centre tomorrow (Saturday). The Udiving Albacora will be operating from the hotel’s private dock near Tavira Island and

Famous Portuguese Fado singer Carminho will be performing at São Brás de Alportel’s Jardim da Verbena tonight (Friday) at 10pm. The free to enter concert, to mark the 98th anniversary

Nearly 3,000 volunteers from the Algarve Food Bank collected around 154 tonnes of supplies in the region during a nationwide campaign held last weekend. The food supplies, which were collected

Cliffs in Albufeira, Lagos and Carvoeiro are a priority according to the new coastal action plan presented by the Minister of Agriculture, the Sea, Environment and Spatial Planning recently. Assunção

By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Algarve campsites are predicted to experience a fall in occupation this summer, which could result in staff cuts at some parks. According to Beatriz Santos, an

By INÊS LOPES – ines.lopes@algarveresident.com Algarve câmaras’ total debt at the end of 2011 amounted to €651 million, with three municipalities alone responsible for half of that figure. Topping the

June 21 will see another day of glamour at Vila Vita Parc, near Porches, with the return of Glamour Algarve from 11am to 6.30pm. In 2011, the event was a

By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com With the Algarve’s unemployment rate at an all time high (20% in the first quarter of this year), the Algarve Resident contacted those directly involved in

Portimão is celebrating Children’s Day (June 1) with fun activities at various locations of the city until Sunday. There will be music, cinema, theatre, inflatable castles, games, workshops, face painting