Algarve

PORTUGAL’S LARGEST deposit bank, state-owned Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), lost around 90 million euros last year because of the subprime crisis. The admission was made by Faria Oliveira, the

TAVIRA ISLAND will be hosting its eighth Sports Island event between March 19 and 22, where people from around the world meet to take part in earth, wind and water

PORTIMÃO HOSPITAL’S new emergency room (ER) should be ready before the end of March. The new facility is located next to the existing ER Unit and will have space for

ALGARVE-BASED conservation group Almargem has completed and published online the first section of detailed information on the Via Algarviana, Algarve Way, between Alcoutim and Balurcos. Information included about the route,

FOLLOWING A dog attack on a 12-year-old boy in Lagoa on February 23, the opposition party in the local câmara has called for stricter controls on potentially dangerous dogs and

A PETITION against Loulé Câmara and electricity company EDP, which began construction on a substation in Almancil, in a greenbelt area last year, is now being investigated by the European

VILA REAL de Santo António Câmara is to seek public tenders for the renovation of the riverside area of the city and of Monte Gordo beach front. The project has

LOW COST Irish airline Aer Lingus launched a new route between Faro and Belfast on February 26, with flights departing three days a week. This is the third route Aer

LAGOS AND Portimão câmaras have asked for a study to be carried out to determine where the new regional airport should be located. The facility aims to complement the new

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com SILVES CÂMARA President, Isabel Soares, joined local residents in a silent protest in front of the town’s cathedral, against the Ministry of Culture’s lack of action