Government says Bragança-Portimão air route will resume
At the end of September, the Sevenair Group indefinitely suspended the air connection until the Government began paying a €3.8 million debt and signed a new contract. The Government announced
Portuguese animated film “Percebes” finalist in 2025 Oscars race
“Percebes” enters the Oscar race for Best Animated Short Film, the same category for which the film “Ice Merchants” by João Gonzalez was nominated in 2023. The Academy Awards, commonly
Study drills down into implications of Algarve’s ‘worsening’ housing crisis
Association calls for “urgent public intervention” Portugal is currently suffering one of the worst housing crises in Europe, with the areas of the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto being those where
Barlavento founder Hélder Nunes dies at 75
Hélder Nunes founded Barlavento, which became a “cornerstone of local Portuguese news” Hélder Nunes, founder of the Algarve’s Barlavento newspaper (part of the Open Media Group), has died at the
Private health group Luz Saúde expands to Algarve
Luz Saúde has taken over the Hospital de Loulé group Private health group Luz Saúde is expanding to the Algarve, having taken over a hospital and four clinics in the
Tragic Saturday: two killed in Algarve and Alentejo road accidents
Three accidents registered within less than two hours on Saturday in the two southern regions Within the span of just a few hours on Saturday (December 21), two people died
Class action lawsuit filed against construction of new Faro marina
NGOs cite “irreparable losses to environment” Algarvian NGOs have filed a class action lawsuit to stop the construction of the new Faro marina (Porto de Recreio), citing “severe procedural irregularities”
“Green Christmas” magically resurrects a forgotten mountain village
The tiny Algarve village of Parises comes alive for the holiday season When people think of the Algarve, all too often it’s just about the clichés of resorts, beaches, golf,
Algarve football round-up: Early Christmas presents
LIGA PORTUGAL BETCLIC: FAMALICÃO 1-2 FARENSE LIGA PORTUGAL 2 MEU SUPER: PORTIMONENSE 1-1 AC VISEU Both of the Algarve’s professional clubs secured important points to climb out of the
GNR agent attacked in Faro after responding to call-out
Agent suffers minor injuries, receives treatment in hospital A GNR agent was treated in hospital after responding to a report of assault involving three people, two of whom have already










