Portugal’s Olympic gold medal heroes ‘overwhelmed’ by rapturous reception in Porto
Over a thousand throng airport to welcome legendary cycling duo home Portuguese cyclists Iúri Leitão and Rui Oliveira – the Madison Olympic champions at Paris2024 – have admitted they were
Lagoa’s rundown congress centre to undergo €1.6 million revamp
Council plans to reopen ‘new Centro de Congressos de Lagoa’ in July 2025 The rundown Arade Congress Centre in Parchal – renamed as Centro de Congressos de Lagoa – is
Lagoa’s popular FATACIL fair begins Friday
FATACIL is described as the “biggest event south of the Tejo River” Lagoa’s famous FATACIL fair is just around the corner, starting on Friday, August 16 and running until Sunday,
Algarve nurses call strike on August 22 and 23
Strike called by Algarve nurses to address long-standing issues which are “still unresolved” Nurses of the Algarve’s Local Health Unit (ULS) have called a strike on August 22 and 23
Authorities accused of ‘preferring women give birth in ambulances than in hospital’
Birth on motorway access roundabout ‘saves mum and baby 120 km trip’ A birth in an ambulance on a motorway access roundabout ‘saved’ a young woman in labour a 120
Olhão invests in state-of-the-art firefighting equipment
Olhão’s Municipal Fire Department received new equipment worth over €200,000. Olhão’s Municipal Fire Department received state-of-the-art firefighting equipment in a ceremony led by Mayor António Miguel Pina last Wednesday, August
Cybertruck among Tesla models on display at Forum Algarve
Tesla’s Cybertruck will on display for first time in the Algarve The Tesla Cybertruck, a battery electric pickup truck, and two other models by the American company will be on
Newly-founded migrations agency calls overtime strike
Strike “will delay even further” backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases AIMA, the agency for integration, migration and asylum, created out of the extinction of SEF (the former borders
Police collect 173 firearms, 1,523 rounds in ‘Safe weapons’ operation
Portugal’s main police force in urban areas, the PSP, collected 173 firearms, most of them believed to have been used for hunting, and 1,523 rounds of ammunition and cartridges, during
Modern Music Festival returns to Praia da Luz this week
LagosMMFest’24 brings pop, rock, funk, soul and jazz to the seaside town between August 15 to 18. Praia da Luz will be the epicentre of modern music this week with