Olhão moves to repair storm-damaged roads
The municipal council of Olhão has begun repairing roads damaged by recent storms, saying it moved in as soon as weather conditions allowed. As a result of Storm Kristin and
Electricity repair ‘too late to save 200 piglets’
The re-establishment today of energy to 100% of EDP’s clients was ‘too late’ for 200 piglets of a secluded pig farm in Leiria’s Bidoeira de Cima. Brothers Joaquim and Manuel
Lagoa municipal police begin street patrols next week
Lagoa’s new municipal police force will begin operational duties on Monday, March 2, marking what the municipality describes as a “new chapter” in prevention, monitoring and community policing. Set up
EDP establishes energy to 100% of clients affected by storms
News breaking today is that just over four weeks since Storm Kristin destroyed large parts of the centre of the country’s electrical supply infrastructure – leaving hundreds of thousands of
Government admits deficit, stressing post-storms transformation ‘won’t jeopardise public accounts’
Meetings held yesterday with the various parties in parliament have taken the government a few steps closer to defining the PTRR (Portugal Transformation, Recovery and Resilience) – the three phase
Aljezur bridge deemed structurally safe
Portugal’s infrastructure authority has clarified that the bridge over the Ribeira de Aljezur on the EN120 national road is structurally safe. The response follows repeated concerns raised by Aljezur mayor
Petition to save Algarve wetland set for parliamentary debate
A petition calling for the protection of the Alagoas Brancas wetland in Lagoa will be debated in Portugal’s Parliament on March 6 at 10am. The petition, titled “Save the Alagoas
TAP to run Faro-Funchal flights all year round
Portugal’s flagship airline TAP will resume flights between Faro in the Algarve and Funchal in the Madeira archipelago this summer, and for the first time, operate the route year-round. The
Former banker suffering from Alzheimer’s ‘must go on trial’
With the prime suspect in the criminal sphere of Operation Marquês apparently playing the system for all its worth, one of the other ‘principal defendants’ is being put through the
Private health centres move forward in Algarve
The Algarve is set to see its first privately managed Family Health Units (USF) open as early as the second half of this year. However, the move is already sparking