Algarve records 17 landslides, rockfalls in 24 hours
Heavy rain and strong winds caused 17 landslides and rockfalls across the Algarve in 24 hours, regional civil protection officials have announced. According to the Regional Command for Emergency and
Livestock producers seek to overturn ‘protection’ given to wolves
Portugal’s livestock producers have had enough of wolves: they have banded together to create a national movement to push for wolves’ protected status to be revoked. Orlando Gonçalves of UPGALL
Defence minister summoned to parliament to explain how military was called in to help with storm support
Portugal’s parliament has today approved the hearing of defence minister, Nuno Melo, following a request presented by ‘far-right’ party CHEGA. CHEGA wants clarification on the minister’s actions and decisions taken
Former mayor of Albufeira dies at age 70
José Carlos Rolo, former mayor of Albufeira, died this morning at Faro Hospital at the age of 70. The news has been confirmed by the current mayor Rui Cristina and
An Algarve ambassador – Interview with Alda Filipe
Our guest today is Alda Filipe, partner and Regional Director at the Kronos Real Estate Group, who oversees the development and sales of an extensive asset portfolio in the Algarve,
Olhão sends 60 tonnes of building materials to storm-ravaged Leiria
Around 60 tonnes of construction materials have been sent from the Algarve municipality of Olhão to support communities hit by the recent severe weather in the district of Leiria. According
O Bairro: where Faro comes out to play
A small family play space in Faro is quietly becoming one of the city’s most active meeting points for young families, bringing together local residents and the Algarve’s international community.
Coimbra in crisis; “Dam can’t take any more water”
Authorities in Coimbra have been working to avoid today’s crisis for weeks. But suddenly it is looking as if the Aguieira dam can take no more water. With no let
“Situation of Calamity should be for three months”
Today’s parliamentary debate on the government’s handling of the current climate emergency may have been delayed, but the ‘genie has already escaped the bottle’. PS Socialists are on the warpath.
INEM praises nine-year-old boy for helping save mother’s life
At a point where news is unusually ‘dire’, INEM medical emergency authority has brought the heartening story of a little boy who called them, in panic, after his mother collapsed