Portugal

By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Central phone-lines of the community Foral, an area just north of Albufeira, have been repeatedly targeted by thieves, who strike during the night to remove the

By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@algarveresident.com Mayors in some of the most popular tourist areas of Portugal believe the creation of a municipal tourism tax is pressing and that the matter should

By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com Now officially open to the public, a 340 kilometre picturesque nature trail stretching from Sagres to Santiago do Cacém in the Alentejo, presents an opportunity for

Lovers of fado music will be treated to a spectacle of Fado Vadio on two evenings in Olhão. Fado Vadio is a distinct form of singing fado and is different

A public forum to discuss the local action plan for Monchique is taking place tomorrow (Saturday) from 3pm to 5pm in the town’s Caixa Agrícola. The Local Agenda 21 forum,

An Algarve MP has questioned the government about the future of the S. Brás de Alportel Pousada (guesthouse), which has been closed for the past three years as being considered

A fight between two youth groups near the Vilamoura Casino ended with a gun being fired and nine people injured on Monday this week at around 7.30am. The youngsters, all

GNR Faro District Command and Safe Communities Algarve announced the launch of ‘My GNR’, an online project that has been under development by the two organisations for the last four

A formal complaint concerning the Aljezur GNR station, made to the câmara of Aljezur, details the appalling conditions in which officers are expected to work. The Association of Professional Guards

Tourism and business associations in the Algarve are concerned many establishments will close down at the end of this summer season. Despite a busy high season so far, with a