New Culatra Island anchorage to be ready by June
The project is budgeted at €500,000 The new anchorage at Culatra Island in the Algarve, with capacity for 57 pleasure boats of up to 18 metres, should be inaugurated by
HPA Alvor offers new cardiac treatment
HPA Alvor’s “heart team” has performed the closure of a left atrial appendage A new cardiac treatment has been performed for the first time at the HPA private hospital in
Portimão looking to buy 142 houses for public housing
The goal is to provide housing to “families living in inadequate conditions” Portimão is scanning the market for 142 houses to make available for public housing. Says the municipal council,
Albufeira rethinks its approach to tourism
New strategy presented to a full house at town hall Albufeira has presented a strategy to attract new tourists and establish itself as “the best Sun and Sea tourism destination
Fishermen ride into desalination furore: “a tragedy” for sector
Algarve’s desalination plant threatens financial ruin for “many families” QUARPESCA (the association of Quarteira fishermen) has ridden into the mounting furore over plans to spend €90 million on constructing a
Algarve football round-up: Win-win!
Liga Portugal Betclic: Chaves 2-3 Portimonense Farense 2-0 Boavista Both top division Algarve clubs finally managed to end their respective winless runs stretching back to January and gain three precious
Three Roman tombs unearthed in Faro
Discoveries believed to date back to 5th or 6th century An archaeological dig in Faro has unearthed three tombs from the ancient Roman city of Ossónoba. The remains of a
Seafest pulls thousands to Albufeira
Event has become one of the higlights of the Easter season in Albufeira Not even a one week delay due to bad weather spoiled the success of the Albufeira Seafest,
Castro Marim to build and rehabilitate over 150 houses
Apartments will be built for affordable housing and existing homes will be maintained for families unable to access housing. The housing crisis in the Algarve and Castro Marim prompted the
Body left out for two days at Portimão Hospital morgue
There were no available refrigerators, the hospital justified The body of an 80-year-old man was reportedly left decomposing on a stretcher for two days at the morgue of Portimão Hospital.