Algarve

Portimão Hospital is set to introduce parking charges at its three car parks this year. A public tender has been launched for the concession of the car parking system. The

A Parliamentary Committee of Economy and Public Works visited the port of Portimão last week to discuss its potential and current constraints hindering its growth. Members of the committee met

By INÊS LOPES – ines.lopes@algarveresident.com A group of cyclists who enjoy riding in the far western Algarve raised concerns about vast areas of land in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste

By SOPHIE MCCARRICK – sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com A total of 75 beaches along the Algarvean coast have been labelled as having dangerous rock formations, following the completion of a winter safety survey.

By MARK RAWCLIFFE – news@algarveresident.com Doctors, clinics and shopping are words not normally associated with one another; certainly not where shopping centres are concerned. This has changed with the launch

A new international school is scheduled to open in September in Tavira. The Colégio Santiago Internacional is a private national and international education school for children of all nationalities aged

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 on the Richter scale shook the Algarve on Thursday last week at 3.16pm. With an epicentre 10km north-northeast of São Brás de Alportel,

Four foreign tourists, believed to be of British nationality, were arrested on suspicion of passing counterfeit money in Carvoeiro, Lagoa, in the early hours of Sunday, May 6. In total,

The Israeli Ambassador to Portugal made a visit to the Algarve recently.   Ehud Gol and his wife Sharon joined more than 100 guests and dignitaries at Balaia Golf Village, Albufeira,

New systems to facilitate the payment of electronic tolls by drivers of foreign plated vehicles have been developed and are expected to be implement as from July, announced the national