Algarve

AN IRAQI citizen escaped last week from the facilities of the immigration authority (SEF) at Faro Airport after he had been taken there to wait for a court order for

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PORTUGAL’s FOOD hygiene and economic activities agency (ASAE) is under fire for a campaign that is said to be destroying Algarve traditions. Controversy surrounded Sunday’s chouriço

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com SEVERAL DEVELOPMENT projects in Vila do Bispo and Aljezur may be cancelled following a government decision announced on January 17 that aims to preserve the local

BTL: Algarve on show By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com THE ALGARVE tourism industry has “travelled” to Lisbon for the biggest fair of that sector currently being held in the capital until

FORUM ALGARVE in Faro raised 38,377.73 euros from its 2007 Christmas Campaign. The money will be used to support an educational programme about the environment under a special agreement signed

A PROPOSAL presented by the Lisbon-based Construction Company Construções H. Hagen, S.A., has been accepted by the water company Águas do Algarve to construct the lynx reproduction centre at the

ALBUFEIRA’S CIVIL Protection Service inaugurated an educational centre on Tuesday to teach school children basic safety techniques. Albufeira’s Civil Protection Service also took their water dog, Primo, along for the

CARNIVAL IS in just two weeks’ time and the Algarve region is preparing for all the fun. As is tradition, many Algarveans masquerade during the celebrations and head for Loulé,

PORTIMÃO IS due to have the largest water treatment station (ETAR) in the Algarve, with nearly 200,000 users by next year and a total investment of 17.5 million euros. Following

PORTIMÃO CÂMARA has announced it is considering the possibility of creating a water bus to cross the River Arade. The idea came about after studies were conducted into finding an