Scouts tackle shameful rubbish
A total of 453 Scouts collected 11 tons of rubbish along the edge of the EN125 national road last weekend. The event, organised by the Junta Metropolitana do Algarve (AMAL)
Advertising Algarve attractions
Portugal’s main tourist destination, the Algarve, is being promoted simultaneously on three of the most prestigious European television channels – CNN International, BBC World and Eurosport. The latest campaign, which
RTA brings out the big guns
In a major change of strategy, the Algarve tourism board (RTA) has rejected around 2,500 requests for funding from organisations across the region and will spend next year’s budget on
Flower power
Hazel (Sally) Dawson’s 2005 flower calendar is the perfect gift for romantics as each month features a flower. And her elegant and beautiful birthday and anniversary book will make anyone
Barringtons bazaar
Wednesday, December 8 – a public holiday – is the date for just about the biggest Bazaar in the Algarve, at Barringtons in Vale do Lobo. Open to the public
Working together
Dr. António Carlos Patrício, the Regional Director of the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), and the Governador Civil do Distrito de Faro, Sr. José Valentim Rosado, visited the AFPOP
Lighting up for Christmas
Portimão Câmara and the city’s Commercial Association (the ACP) turned on the city’s Christmas lights recently. The ACP invited the José Buísel school choir to entertain the crowd at a
Holidaymaker drowns
A British holidaymaker has died while attempting to swim off the coast of Praia da Galé, in Albufeira. According to eyewitnesses, the 54-year-old woman, who has not been named, insisted
Olhão new urban public transport system
Olhão Câmara has introduced a new urban public transport system. With two buses and around 80 bus stops, the Olhão Circuit covers an area of over 17 kilometres. A câmara
Court convicts 18
After several delays, the corruption trial, involving 25 guards from Albufeira transport brigade who rocked Portugal and disgraced the GNR service, was finally concluded last week. The hearings began more