Major project approved for Faro city
Faro Câmara has approved a plan to develop the largest green park and commercial and residential complex in the Vale da Amoreira area. Amoreira Faro will cover a total area
McCanns appeal to Portuguese people
Kate and Gerry McCann have made an appeal to the Portuguese people for them to support their petition calling for a review of the case of their missing daughter Madeleine.
Night guards
Faro, which has only two night guards working in the city, is to enhance security in the county by launching a public tender to hire more guards. Faro Mayor Macário
Algarve food drive collects more despite crisis
Algarve’s Food Bank (Banco Alimentar Contra a Fome) collected 142 tonnes of food during its latest campaign, 22 tonnes more than in the same month last year. More than 2,000
AHETA to continue to defend Algarve tourism
A general assembly meeting of AHETA, the association of hotels and resorts in the Algarve, which saw many members of the board being reappointed to their positions, also outlined the
AHETA wants double the number of officers in the Algarve
“It is time to start to resolve the problems of security and to stop talking about it,” is the message being given by AHETA, the association of hotels and resorts
Albufeira entrance
Albufeira municipality celebrated the completion of restoration work to the main entrance to the city on May 21. The works, which included the restoration of the EN395 between Avenida dos
Algarve children fast for charity
Children from the St Vincent’s Youth Club in Praia da Luz will be taking part in a 30-hour famine on June 22 and 23 to raise funds for the Red
St George’s celebrations in Tavira
Members of the Algarve History Association celebrated St George’s Day on April 23 with a celebratory dinner at the Monte Velho restaurant in Umbria, near Tavira. More than 40 people
Through Lent to Easter Day
By Margaret Brown As we looked toward the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ during the Lenten weeks, it was also a time of hope in the promise of new