Faro approves 2025 budget with record €48 million investment
Nearly half of the budget is going into roadworks Faro’s municipal budget for 2025 has been approved with a record of nearly €50 million in investments planned. Major investment projects
Algarve football round-up: Double trouble
LIGA PORTUGAL BETCLIC: FARENSE 0-1 GIL VICENTE LIGA PORTUGAL 2 MEU SUPER: TONDELA 2-0 PORTIMONENSE Both of the Algarve’s professional clubs remain amongst the bottom three of their respective divisions
Glitz and Glamour at the Conrad this Christmas
“A Night at the Palace” is the theme the five-star hotel chose to celebrate Christmas and the New Year with spectacular dining experiences. Preparations are underway at the Conrad Algarve
New €60 million luxury resort announced for Algarve’s Meia Praia
Another major hospitality investment is being made in the Algarve Sonae Sierra and PGIM Real Estate are investing over €60 million in a new luxury resort in Meia Praia, Lagos, scheduled
Government recognises “public interest” of Alcoutim-Sanlúcar de Guadiana bridge project
With this recognition from the government, the project is allowed to build on a section of REN (National Ecological Reserve) land in Alcoutim The construction of the international bridge linking
Portimão unveils new ‘green lung’ in town centre
“This is possibly the only garden built in the centre of an Algarve town in the last 50 years,” says mayor Álvaro Bila A new urban green space was unveiled
Algarve launches international public tender ‘to boost water supply’
Pomarão Water Intake Solution already being contested through courts Algarve water company ‘Águas do Algarve’ has today launched the international public tender to ‘reinforce the Algarve’s water supply through a
Olhão spreads Christmas cheer with giant Bolo-rei
Cake weighs 250 kilos and will be served to everyone at Jardim Patrão Joaquim Lopes The festive season is about to get even sweeter in Olhão as the town prepares
VRSA announces plan to keep legionella at bay
Legionella Control and Prevention Plan is being implemented in VRSA The municipal council of Vila Real de Santo António has announced a plan to minimise the risks of legionella contamination
Woman arrested in Algarve for bold €235,000 real estate scam
Woman posed as legal professional to lure victims into fake property deals PJ police have arrested a 49-year-old woman on suspicion of orchestrating a sophisticated real estate scam that defrauded