Portugal

To commemorate the World Day Against the Death Penalty, Tavira lit the monument at the city’s Praça da República on November 30. Tavira was responding to a plea by Amnesty

Residents affected by the tornado which hurtled through the Algarve last month can apply for financial help until December 31 at the Acção Social department of Silves Câmara. The funding,

Dr. Reinfried Pohl, the German businessman who owns Vila Vita Parc, the prestigious five star resort located near Porches, Lagoa, has donated a total of €50,000, to be divided equally

The towns of Vila Real de Santo António and Ayamonte (Spain) are working on a project to create a euro-city, and the deal between both cities may be signed next

A multiple-vehicle collision on the EN125 near Estômbar has left four people injured. The car crash took place at around 6pm last Tuesday, causing traffic congestion until 7.45pm. Of those

On December 11, Ludo Broothaers will give a talk (organised by the Algarve History Association) about the Algarve’s geology at the Lagoa Municipal Library from 6pm. Ludo Broothaers will offer

A political squabble has broken out in Faro because the local authority has voted not to install Christmas lights in the commercial areas and centre of the historic zone of

Biologist Ana Sofia Reboleira has discovered a Lusoblothrus aenigmaticus, an arachnid so rare that it does not have any close relatives in most of the Northern hemisphere. Of a new

Vila Real de Santo António Câmara has raised concerns about 1,000 students who have been attending classes at temporary installations “lacking adequate conditions”, while improvement works to the local secondary

By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@algarveresident.com Faro Câmara could soon be injecting around €20 million into the local economy, “despite the crisis and serious debt problems”, announced Mayor Macário Correia. In a