Armstrong set for Algarve
Although official confirmation has not been forthcoming, it is believed that American cycling superstar Lance Armstrong will participate in the 30th edition of the Algarve Tour, set to take place
Regional update
Lies and insults in Faro José Vitorino (left), President of the Câmara Municipal de Faro, has revealed that he has recently received death threats. In a recent statement, he described
Câmaras reduce debts
This year, the total combined budget for all the freguesias in the Algarve is just under 2.5 million euros. Quarteira received the biggest slice of the cake with a total
Diver discovers hashish
A professional diver has uncovered a package containing 34 kilos of hashish near Albufeira Marina. According to the head of the Albufeira GNR, Captain António Matias, the hashish was discovered
Portimão robbery
An armed robber has stolen an unspecified sum of money from a bureau de change office in Portimão. The masked robber, believed to be a black man, entered the shop,
Course control
A report into the region’s golf facilities has concluded that the Algarve should not build more than 41 full size 18-hole courses, at least until the year 2020. According to
Health boost for region
Two historic events concerning the Algarve’s health service took place recently. The first was the opening of the Hospital da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Portimão. The new health facility
Cleaning up Faro
According to one local shopkeeper, the streets of Faro are turning into a rubbish tip. “After more than three phone calls to the authorities,” he explained, “the municipal services came
New year, new hope
Staff at the Omega Parque in Monchique were delighted with their Christmas present: a very rare baby Sulawaesi macaque, or Macaca nirgra, born to mother Mee and proud father Bug.
School facilities improved
In a move that the President of Loulé Câmara has described as “urgent and necessary”, the foundation stone of Almancil’s first ever pre-school nursery was laid recently. “Almancil is one