Algarve

TOURIST RESORT VerdeLago, situated in Altura, Castro Marim, has been officially recognised as a Projecto de Potencial Interesse Nacional (PIN), a project of national interest, a distinction bestowed by the

TWO WOMEN and a man were arrested in Portimão last week on suspicion of drug trafficking. Four house raids were carried out as part of an operation where police seized

BRITISH COUPLE David and Lisa Scutt from São Rafael, Albufeira, are contesting two water bills, totalling more than 9,000 euros, which they received from their local Câmara. Since the bills

PARCHAL, IN the council of Lagoa, will soon be home to the first multipurpose event venue in the Algarve. The Pavilhão do Arade, which will boast an area of almost

THE BODY of 59-year-old German, Klaus Riebandt, was found next to the River Arade, close to Quinta de Mata Mouros, three kilometres from Silves, on February 1. The cause of

MINING COULD begin in the Algarve boroughs of Castro Marim and Alcoutim and Alentejo borough of Mértola, if initial exploration reveals the presence of ores. The extraction activities would be

EIGHT YEARS ago, Father Mário and a group of residents in the village of Pêra started out on the long road to create, fund and build an old people’s home

AS FROM April this year, the price of water will increase by around 17 per cent in the borough of Portimão, according to the new tariff already approved by the

• Mário Laginha TOMORROW NIGHT (February 11) will see acclaimed pianists Bernardo Sassetti and Mário Laginha perform a concert in Lagoa, accompanied by the Orquestra do Algarve, directed by maestro