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By SOPHIE MCCARRICK – sophie.mccarrick@algarveresident.com With debts totalling more than €1 million, many Algarve Bombeiros associations are confronted with the threat of extinction or temporary closure until financial aid is

A Gala Dinner to celebrate H.M. Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee will be held at Le Meridien Penina Hotel in Portimão on Friday, June 1, at 7pm for 7.30pm. Due

More than 40 Portuguese and foreign residents from the small village of Campina near Boliqueime attended a meeting with the GNR at the Vale Silves Community Centre to register with

São Brás de Alportel municipal market is developing a series of initiatives each Saturday morning until June 9 to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating. Nutritionists will be

Two Jafers supermarkets,  located in Quarteira and Vilamoura, were robbed at gunpoint last Friday night. Two masked individuals carrying rifles attempted to rob the Quarteira store first at around 8pm but

Performances for The Little Mermaid Opera will now be held on Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11 and not on the Saturday due to a scheduling change by Lagoa

A motion against the suspension of redevelopment works on the EN125 has been passed by Lagos, Aljezur and Vila do Bispo Câmaras. The three municipalities, which form the Associação de

Following work on the Port of Portimão to attract more cruise ships to the city, negotiations are currently underway with selected cruise liners for the planning of weekly routes between

A series of initiatives to promote the Algarve as a corporate travel destination were developed by the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) in the UK last month. Aware of the advantages