Consumer rights explained
For many years, consumer association CIMAAL (Centro de Informação, Medição a Arbitragem de Conflictos de Consumo do Algarve) has helped customers with problems relating to their consumer rights. As The
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
Champagne and kisses
Kiss FM’s Roadshow came to the Champagne Cruises’ kiosk at Vilamoura Marina on Easter Sunday, thanks to modern technology, the power of computers and broadband. With a special Kiss FM
Testing summer preparations
A total of 18 men, six vehicles and two ambulances from Loulé and Albufeira bombeiros, Albufeira and Vilamoura GNR, as well as the Maritime Police, were called to the Praia
Travel desk news
London return only 120 euros To celebrate the introduction of a third daily flight from Faro to London Gatwick, British Airways has launched a new return fare of only 120
New archive for Loulé
Due to the overwhelming mass of documents accumulated over the years in the city’s current archive building, Loulé Câmara President, Seruca Emídio, has approved plans for a new archive to
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