Salgados Hotel hosts national tourism conference
Portugal’s annual tourism conference will be held from December 3 to 6 at Salgados Palace Hotel in Albufeira. Among the guest speakers are former minister of foreign affairs Luís Amado,
Father dies and son is badly injured in Albufeira crash
A man was killed and his son is in “serious condition” after their Opel Monterey jeep crashed into a tree and then hit a wall in Ferreiras, Albufeira in the
Flood damages in Albufeira top €10 million … and that’s only for those insured
Ten days on from the devastating floods that hit Albufeira on November 1, insurance companies have revealed that they are dealing with claims that top €10 million – and that’s
Flood warnings in Albufeira were “ignored”, claims national tabloid
As the hundreds involved in Albufeira’s exhausting mop-up operation pray for dry weather, national tabloid Correio da Manhã has published a damning report which shows the town council turned a
Scottish resident attacked and robbed in Albufeira
A Scottish man, attacked and robbed in Albufeira earlier this week, had to be treated in hospital for injuries suffered to his face. GNR police are said to be investigating
Heroine vet saved Albufeira’s abandoned animals
Albufeira municipal vet Dra Cristina Simões has been hailed a heroine this week after her valiant efforts to save animals as shelters at the borough kennels were devastated by last
UPDATE: Missing driver found dead as shopkeepers blame Albufeira floods on authorities (video)
With Portugal’s new interior minister in the Algarve today to see first hand the swathe of devastation left by Sunday’s torrential rains, the missing driver whose car was found submerged
Albufeira gravedigger arrested for “burglary”
A gravedigger who has already served an eight-year jail sentence for theft ran into trouble with the law again on Monday (October 19) when he was arrested shortly after a
Albufeira demolitions were “ordered by newbie judge”, says legal source
As the 120-day deadline given by a Loulé judge for the demolition of 28 homes in Albufeira draws closer, a legal source has revealed that the decision was made by
Albufeira Bombeiros teach English-speaking community how to deal with emergencies in Portugal
Albufeira’s volunteer firefighters will be holding an awareness session in English on how to deal with emergencies in Portugal on October 20. “The aim is to show people how to