Public throw bombs in Oeiras
A Polícia Judiciária car and a GNR patrol vehicle have both been attacked with molotov cocktails in Porto Salvo, Oeiras, this week and the motive behind the bizarre incidents still
Ria Formosa polluted
Environmental association, GEOTA, has warned that untreated sewage from the Sotavento is pouring into the Ria Formosa and claim that the problem arises in the absence of a proper water
SEF tackles beggars
A senior union delegate from the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF) has revealed that his force faces a critical lack of manpower. “There is an enormous shortage of resources
Socialists urge tunnel U-turn
The Socialist Party of Lisbon has presented an alternative proposal to the Marquês tunnel and appealed to Câmara President, Carmona Rodrigues, not to continue with his original plan. The leader
Sowing seasonal seeds
The archetypal Christmas symbol is a sad reminder of the decimation of Algarve forests. Forum Algarve, however, hopes to sow more than goodwill with a Christmas gift that will last.
Welcome to the Algarve, Ambassador!
The new British Ambassador, John Buck, and his wife, Jean, were the special guests at a cocktail party and dinner held at Le Méridien Penina Hotel last weekend. Organised by
A New Year night to remember
Albufeira Câmara has announced that rock star Bryan Adams will perform a free concert at Fisherman’s Beach, Albufeira, on New Year’s Eve. The singer, who has enjoyed a string of
Yorn girl’s surf trip
Christmas shoppers braving the rain and cold in Lisbon’s Baixa Chiado last week would have wondered if they’d arrived in a different country. For standing in a long line opposite
Algarve ports revamped
Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs, Nuno Fernandes Thomaz, has unveiled a 33 million-euro investment programme to revamp 16 of the country’s small ports, half of which are based in
Biggest cocaine seizure ever
Officers from the Judicial Police (PJ) have seized three tonnes of cocaine in Faro, in the biggest ever operation of its kind in Portugal. The swoop, part of an ongoing