New Fire Chief takes charge in Portimão
Portimão has welcomed a new Fire Chief Luís Mestre has taken charge as the new Fire Chief of Portimão’s fire department. In a ceremony held at the fire department on
Remco Evenepoel to seek third title at Volta ao Algarve
Evenepoel won the Volta ao Algarve in 2020 and 2022 Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel has confirmed that he will begin his season in Portugal by participating in the ‘Clássica da
Lagoa hosts Meeting of Philharmonic Bands as part of Municipality 250th anniversary celebrations
The Philharmonic Bands Meeting filled the streets of the municipality with music and entertainment last Saturday, January 6. Lagoa’s City Council promoted a Philharmonic Bands Meeting last Saturday, January 6,
Silves tests door-to-door selective rubbish collection
Pilot-project aims to increase amount of recyclable rubbish collected Silves is testing a new door-to-door rubbish collection service in the Caixa d’Água neighbourhood and Quinta do Lagar and Quinta da
Albufeira race attracts 700 mountain bikers
Mountain bikers will be cycling along some of the most emblematic locations in Albufeira The third edition of ‘Race Nature Albufeira’ will take place between January 26-28, with 700 mountain
New year, new art exhibitions in Albufeira
The city’s municipal galleries kick off 2024 with photography and painting exhibitions. The new year brings two new exhibitions to Albufeira’s Municipal Galleries. The photography exhibition «O tamanho de um
Algarve tourism confident it can cut water consumption by 15%
Tourism sector will “continue taking measures to cut water consumption” The Algarve’s tourism boss has expressed his confidence that the sector will be able to cut its water consumption by
Doctor arrested following PJ police searches in Algarve
Operation Anubis centres on suspicions of corruption in funeral practices Police today arrested a doctor suspected of receiving financial compensation for issuing death certificates without first proving cause of death,
Querença’s popular smoked sausage festival is back!
Town pays tribute to patron saint with its best smoked sausages It’s almost time for the return of ‘Festa das Chouriças’, Querença’s famous smoked sausage festival which is held every
Opposition blames government for Algarve’s critical lack of water
Regional party president cites “eight years of inaction” Water cuts planned for the Algarve to deal with the scarcity of reserves are the “devastating result” of the Socialist government’s “inaction”,