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
Rare Bailote paintings on display at Albufeira gallery
An exhibition featuring “rare paintings” by famous Albufeira painter João Barreto Bailote will begin next month at the city’s new art gallery, the Albufeira Art Centre. Bailote was a self-taught
GNR police deny brutality claims as Irish football fans say “they are the scum of the earth”
A group of Irish football fans have accused GNR police of being the “the scum of the earth” after an alleged “unprovoked attack” in the Oura bar strip of Albufeira
Albufeira beachgoers’ miracle escape in latest devastating cliff fall
Six years after a family-of-five was buried alive by falling rocks on Albufeira’s Maria Luísa beach, the cliffs have once again given way – dropping tons of rubble onto the
Dutch tourist mugged in late-night Albufeira
A Dutch holidaymaker, believed to be in his late 30s, has become the latest late-night mugging victim in Albufeira. News reports say the man was on his way back to
Residents in turmoil as Albufeira council ploughs ahead with demolition plans
Albufeira council is forging ahead with “surreal” demolition plans that have shocked a neighbourhood. Refusing every single attempt at contact by the Resident, the council has applied for technical advice