Algarve

FARO HOSPITAL is facing a crisis, according to the Sindicato dos Enfermeiros Portugueses, the nurses’ national union. The union says the emergency unit of Faro Hospital is short on nurses

TEAMS FROM Lisbon University are undertaking field work to determine how many people are in the Algarve during August to ensure an accurate plan is in place in the event

THIS WEEKEND (Saturday and Sunday) the fifth cockle festival will take place at the Polidesportivo da Figueira in Mexilhoeira Grande, Portimão. The festival has been organised by the Sociedade Recreativa

MARIA CAVACO Silva, the first lady of Portugal, gave a speech at a gala and charity fund raising evening at the Vilamoura Casino in aid of the children’s home, Refúgio

NEW LEADERS have been chosen for the Agência de Promoção de Albufeira (APAL), the agency responsible for the promotion of Albufeira. Around 60 individuals, businessmen, members of local government and

LOULÉ CÂMARA has been asked by the Commission of Co-ordination and Regional Development (ECHR) to clarify what is being done to monitor noise levels at Vilamoura nightclub, Klube-K and to

LOULÉ CÂMARA has organised its ninth festival of ancient music, featuring medieval to 18th century music performed and sung in various locations around the county. The first of these events

ALBUFEIRA’S JAZZ Festival starts next Friday, September 14 at 10pm in the Auditório Municipal de Albufeira. The local Câmara is promoting the event, which is expected to include performances by

MONCHIQUE BOMBEIROS are hosting a blood drive tomorrow (Saturday, September 8) organised by the Associação de Dadores de Sangue do Barlavento do Algarve, a non-profit organisation that works in the

POLICE SEIZED a total of 2.2 tonnes of a potent form of hashish, called pollen, from a boat in the Guadiana River in Castro Marim. During a routine patrol on