Algarve

A small fire, in a wooded area in Vilamoura, began on Monday of this week, a short time after 1pm. It was the first forest fire emergency this year in

Renovations at the São Sebastião Fort in Castro Marim will commence in October, following the recent allocation of public funding by the Câmara. The battlements will take a year to

CASA decor, a major home furnishings exhibition, is coming to the Algarve for the first time ever this summer, and will be staged at Fábrica da Cerveja, in Faro (next

Health problems facing immigrants were highlighted on the last day of a recent conference of gynaecological and obstetrics experts, held in Tavira, welcoming more than 300 specialists from around the

LOULÉ IS celebrating its official twinning with Benguela, a city in Angola, 17 years after the idea was first proposed. The union will bring about an exchange of social, cultural,

A NEW system for maritime traffic control is expected to be operational along the coast of the Algarve by the end of next year, from the São Miguel mountain ridge

The former director of the department of Public Works and Urban Affairs at Portimão Câmara, Alberto Estêvão, has been jailed for a period of three-and-a-half years. He was convicted on

Snail lovers will be able to sample the best in the region at the Fourth Festa do Caracol, snail festival, taking place from May 26 to 28 in Castro Marim.

MEMBERS OF a special fire protection support unit – Grupo de Intervenção de Protecção e Socorro – GIPS, (Intervention, Protection and Assistance Unit) began arriving in the Algarve earlier this

QUARTEIRA IS celebrating the seventh anniversary of its elevation to city status, tomorrow (Saturday, May 13). Loulé Câmara has prepared a vast programme of events to mark the anniversary, including