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Multimillion tourist resort threatens to destroy unique coastal lagoon By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@algarveresident.com Dozens of residents of various nationalities were led by members of the Partido da Terra (MPT) political

A youth employment incentives programme, introduced by the government recently, will bear little fruit in the Algarve, said the president of the association of hotels and tourist resorts in the

Finnish punk pop band The Blush will be holding three gigs in the Algarve in August and September. Three of the four members of the band will be flying to

Algarve’s overall occupancy level during July was 78.5%, down slightly in comparison to the same month in 2011 (78.7%), according to data accumulated by AHETA, the region’s hotels and tourist

More than 1.5 tonnes of hashish was seized by the authorities aboard a boat on the Guadiana River on July 27 during a joint operation by the Polícia Judiciária South

Visitors to Olhão this month will be able to take part in guided tours of the historic centre. Promoted by the Cidade de Olhão Museum, guided tours will take place

For the third year running, the Algarve Oncology Association (AOA) is organising a Solidarity Human Ribbon tomorrow (Saturday) in Praia da Rocha. From 10am, participants will form a pink ribbon

An art exhibition entitled Oasis is currently running at the EMARP building in Portimão until September 7. Fourteen members of the international group Algarve Artists Network are showing their paintings

A fire that burnt an area of scrubland and cane plantations in Funchais (Tôr, Loulé) was put out by 62 firefighters on August 2. The blaze started at 6.10pm and

Hundreds of people gathered at Loulé Câmara  on August 3 to protest against the proposed closure of the Basic Emergency Services (Serviços de Urgência Básica) in the council. Alongside the facilities