Jilted lover turned carjacker arrested in Albufeira
A 19-year-old man has been arrested after he used a large knife to rob his ex-girlfriend of her Audi car in Patroves, Albufeira. The jilted lover, already well known to
Albufeira citizens vote to renew Guia sports complex
Albufeira council has announced that it will be renovating Guia’s sports complex following the results of the municipality’s ‘Orçamento Participativo’ (OP), which allows local citizens to suggest and vote for
Exhibition honours Gabriel Clemente
An exhibition featuring the work of Gabriel Clemente, a well-known Algarve photographer and former collaborator of the Resident who died suddenly last December from a heart attack, will be on
Albufeira residents ready to mount €5 million compensation claim over threat of demolitions
Following the shock announcement that 28 Olhos d’Água apartments face demolition due to historic planning “illegalities”, residents have revealed they are poised to lodge a €5 million compensation claim. “You
Albufeira blows the whistle on “illegal” beach party
‘Sound Beach Party’ held at Falésia beach in Albufeira on Sunday, August 2, went ahead without municipal licensing, the council has confirmed. “It was unlicensed and illegal. The party did
Albufeira hosts “environmental” photo contest
Creative photographs of Albufeira’s “environmental heritage” – including beaches, countryside and waterways – are what organisers of a new photo contest hope to receive until September 30. The challenge is
Anti-bullfighting protest in Albufeira
An anti-bullfighting demonstration will take place in Albufeira on Friday August 7, from 6.30pm. Organised by activists group Cidade de Albufeira Anti-Touradas (CAAT), the demonstration will begin near the escalators
Woman pillion passenger loses leg in late-night accident in Albufeira
A Ukrainian woman was so badly injured in a late night accident in Vale Pedras, Albufeira, that surgeons have had to completely amputate one of her legs. The 35-year-old woman
British holidaymaking hooligans cause €6000 in damage to Albufeira taxi
Another night of booze-fuelled excesses in Albufeira has seen a taxi firm €6000 out-of-pocket after a trio of young British ‘holidaymakers’ allegedly set about destroying the vehicle they had been
Sleep-deprived residents demand end to Albufeira strip “excesses”
Residents of Albufeira’s famous bar strip are demanding an end to the “drunken excesses” that take place every night in the town’s Oura district, which they complain is keeping them