Free buses and Christmas parking in Loulé
In a bid to promote local shopping, Loulé is offering free buses and parking after 5pm. The measure, backed by the council, local company LC Global and the Algarve retailers’
Portuguese company lights up London for Christmas
While so many Portuguese towns have scrapped Christmas illuminations for a second year running in order to save money, it’s good to learn that a Portuguese company has won the
Animals put down for lack of treatment money
An increasing amount of people are asking for their pets to be put down when they do not have the money for medical treatments, according to the vice-president of the
Weather: Madeira Island on red alert
Madeira Island has been placed on red alert due to severe weather conditions, with excessive rainfall forecasts and wind speeds of up to 130kph. According to the Portuguese Institute for
Deep in despair
Olhanense again failed to show any cohesion as they suffered a fourth consecutive defeat. Rio Ave arrived at the Algarve Stadium last Sunday having won four of their five away
Vultures freed
A large griffon vulture and eight smaller griffons, taken in by RIAS wildlife rehabilitation centre in Ria Formosa after they were found during the autumn migrations “very debilitated”, were freed
Bridge repair
Too strapped for cash to repair the Roman Bridge in the centre of town, Lagos Câmara has at least managed to find funding to repair the old bridge over the
Faro airport police make €180,000 cocaine bust
Eagle-eyed police at Faro airport foiled an elaborate drug smuggling operation last week, netting 2.5 kilos of cocaine. The drug, hidden away in a passenger’s luggage, had a street-sale value
Pioneering ‘nautical station’ for Praia do Barril
A pioneering nautical station, offering all things fun on-the-ocean-wave at Tavira’s Praia do Barril, is the focus of a joint initiative backed by beach resort Pedras d’el Rei and the
Madeira citizens’ group condemns pig slaughter
“Brutal and culturally unacceptable” – this is how Plataforma Viver, a group of animal rights campaigners from Madeira and Porto Santo, has characterised the traditional rural pig slaughter known as