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Tavira Câmara has approved a reduction of the IMI (municipal property tax) applicable in 2013 to help families and businesses; this is a U-turn as an increase had already been

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

There are no indications that the fire which destroyed most of the Portimão Retail Park was caused by arson.   It is currently thought that the inferno resulted due to plastic

The work of the late António Crisógono dos Santos, who captured Lagos on camera in the early 20th century, is on show at the Dr. José Formosinho Municipal Museum in

Lagos Câmara has announced that its request for funds from the Local Economy Support Programme (PAEL) has been approved by the government. It will now receive over €9.5 million, payable

A total of 3,000 trees are to be planted in the Dunas Litorais forest of Vila Real de Santo António between November and February 2013. The Mata Nacional das Dunas

Celebrations in honour of Our Lady of the Conception are taking place in Quarteira on December 7 and 8. The religious festivities will see a procession taking the route from

A lunch-debate for those opposing the A22 tolls is taking place at Restaurante Zé do Norte, on the EN125 near Quatro Estradas-Quarteira on December 8, marking the first anniversary of