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At an extraordinary municipal assembly meeting recently, Loulé Câmara decided to maintain the exemption of property transfer tax (IMT) in 2013 for people aged between 18 and 35 years. The

Areas of Tavira ravaged by fire in July were visited by the town’s Mayor last Saturday, where he revealed that a rehabilitation project would be launched shortly to minimise negative

A Portuguese street juggler who performs in the square outside the old câmara building in Lagos saw red when an Englishman tried to take over his spot to practice his

The announcement by national road authority Estradas de Portugal that the Almancil-Troto bypass would still be going ahead, following renegotiations with the concessionaire, was well received by the PSD/Loulé party.

The Algarve Oncology Association’s 12th Mamamaratona run that took place last Sunday along the Portimão riverside has raised €18,000 for people suffering from cancer in the Algarve. On the day,

A five-year-old child attending a primary school in Loulé sat at the school canteen without lunch, while his colleagues ate, because his parents had not paid the meal fees. The

Dutch and British holidaymakers were in the Algarve in higher numbers last month, according to the latest data by the Algarve Hotels and Resorts Association (AHETA). In September, visitors from

Portimão port received the longest ship in its history last Sunday. The Balmoral, a cruise ship owned and operated by the UK’s Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, measures 218.18 metres in

A new petition opposing the A22 tolls and containing 13,000 signatures was due to be handed in to the Portuguese Parliament by the Via do Infante Users’ Commission (CUVI) on

By Cristina Alcock news@algarveresident.com After revising the original redevelopment agreement of the Algarve Litoral concession, Estradas de Portugal (EP) has cancelled the redevelopment work on four sections of the EN125