Prestige victims return home
Marine biologists at Zoomarine amusement park recently returned eight Caretta Caretta turtles to their natural habitat. Apparently, Marroquina, Andrómeda, Axtérix, Arquimédes, Alf, Aristóteles, Bruma and Beethoven were saved from the
Project controversy
Locals are reporting that the lagoon is half drained and the bird identification signs have quietly been taken down; work has started on the controversial Vila das Lagoas, the new
Introduction to golf
Oliver Lott of the Golf Academy (Algarve Golf Events) will be giving a talk on golf in the Algarve, the various types of courses, the psychology of golf and how
Heroin factory sniffed out
Portimão PSP officers have seized 1,000 doses of heroin from inside an old fish factory in Mexilhoeira da Carregação in Lagoa. A police spokesman revealed that officers had suspected that
Police reinforcements for region
More than 100 officers from the Corpo de Intervenção (CI – Intervention Corps) arrived in the Algarve last week to reinforce the region’s PSP force. The squadron, whose arrival was
Vila do Bispo loses out
A concerted campaign by angry environmentalists is throwing into doubt several proposed tourist constructions in the Vila do Bispo area. The total cost of the planned developments is said to
Easter road deaths rise
A serious road traffic accident, which occurred in the Algarve over the Easter break, has left one person dead and three people with minor injuries. The accident happened after a
Road works in Quarteira
Loulé Câmara President, Seruca Emídio, has announced that work on the Francisco Sá Carneiro and Carlos Mota Pinto avenues in Quarteira will start as soon as possible. The project, which
Golf conference go-ahead
The Algarve Tourist Board (RTA) has announced that the first Golf Congress to debate the future of golf in Portugal and the Algarve will be held between September 29 and
Bikers’ meeting
More than 150 spectators turned up for the first motor bike appreciation meeting organised by the Cultural and Sports Club in São Brás de Alportel, at the Largo São Brás