Silves mayoress ‘reaches out’
Silves mayoress Rosa Palma has started weekly evening sessions in the borough’s various parishes as part of her mission to reach out to the local electorate and hear what is
Army chief speaks out over “calamitous situation” in Portugal
Officers of the Armed Forces met at the weekend as elsewhere PSD rulers were holding their annual conference. While Prime Minister Passos Coelho affirmed that the country was on the
Ireland, Scotland and Germany to play at Algarve Stadium
Gibraltar’s first foray in the EURO Championships sees them pitied against Germany, Poland, Georgia, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. A real treat for football fans in the Algarve as
Algarve Mayor moves in to calm health controversy
After weeks of inflammatory stories about the Algarve’s struggling public health service – and a swathe of personal slurs against hospital administrator Pedro Nunes – local Mayor Francisco Amaral has
Tavira fisherman dies as boat capsizes on sandbank
Excess sand that has built up at the entrance to Tavira’s port this winter seems to have been the reason for last Sunday’s fishing boat tragedy where a 54-year-old occasional
Bankrupt Portimão needs €134 million, fast
Portimão council could reach breaking point if it does not urgently receive €134 million, Portimão mayoress Isilda Gomes admitted last week. In an interview with Antena 1 radio station, the
Singing nature by Dell'Acqua Trio
Female trio Dell’Aqua Trio will be performing a recital on March 15 in the Municipal Theatre of Portimão (TEMPO) at 9pm. Cultural association Ideias do Levante is organising the performance,
FC Copenhagen trained at Amendoeira
FC Copenhagen participated in the 2014 Atlantic Cup in the Algarve between February 4 and 13. During the tournament, the team stayed and trained at the Amendoeira Golf Resort near
From Mayor to head of rubbish disposal
Former Faro Mayor Macário Correia – forced to step down after months of legal wrangling last year – is now taking up a new position as head of ALGAR, the
No ‘jailbreak’ for corrupt ex-mayor
Flamboyant former mayor Isaltino Morais has to stay in jail a little while longer. His latest bid for freedom was thwarted last week by a judge who refused to let