Challenge Algarve
Around 150 people donned running shoes at the weeend for the ‘Challenge Algarve’ races, which took place in Castro Marim and Altura. Said Nuno Pereira, sports chief at Castro Marim
Socialists ‘looking good’ for 2015 elections
Portugal’s Socialist (PS) party is “on the point” of overtaking both coalition parties when it comes to people’s voting intentions for 2015 – but Passos Coelho still maintains a personal
Climate and golf bring Scandinavians flocking
The Algarve is being increasingly sought-after by Scandinavians. Its “golf, nice weather, hospitality and lower cost of living and taxes” is the region’s main attraction, says Peter Morawetz, a Swedish
Train strike called for May 8
May 8 promises to be a very bad day for anyone who needs to travel by rail. Hundreds of workers are expected to support the day-long train strike called in
Prison guards strike as scabies threatens jails
As prison guards demonstrated in Lisbon on Friday (April 18), a union blog warned that outbreaks of scabies and other skin conditions were threatening health and safety in jails, due
AMAL slams regional investment plan
“Unsatisfactory” is the word chosen by AMAL (the Algarve Municipalities Association) to describe the government’s investment plan for the Algarve from 2014-2020. According to the association, the Algarve is “strongly
New shipwreck claims three lives, with two Portuguese still missing
A second fishing tragedy in Asturias has claimed the lives of at least three Portuguese fishermen, while two are still missing. Following on from last month’s shipwreck of the Santa
RTA promotes Algarve ‘secrets’
It’s dubbed ‘Redescobrir os Segredos do Algarve’ and it is the Algarve Tourism Board’s (RTA) plan to show local travel agents and writers the Algarve’s hidden secrets. For its second
Thumbs-up for new A22 Easytoll system
The number of foreigners using the Easytoll system, designed to collect A22 tolls automatically from drivers with foreign licence plates, nearly doubled last Thursday (April 17) compared to the same
Yellow alert as rain comes down … again!
The districts of Évora, Faro, Setúbal and Faro have once again been put on a yellow weather alert due to rain and thunderstorms rolling in from the north. The bad