Tremor felt in Portimão
According to the Institute of Meteorology (IM), a tremor, measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale, was felt in Portimão on August 10. It happened at 10.16am, and the epicentre was
Dinosaurs causing excitement in marina
IF YOU loved Jurassic Park, then the display of ‘animatronic’ dinosaurs at Albufeira Marina is definitely for you. Running until August 31, the Dinotaurs exhibition will be resident at the
Cultural extravaganza in Faro
Jardim Manuel Bivar, in the centre of Faro, is the place to be for all those who love regional sweets, dried fruits and beverages. The 20th edition of the Feira
Algarve becomes target of anti-bullfighting organisations
ALBUFEIRA HAS been named on a ‘black list’ of cities which regularly run bullfighting events. The list has been drawn up by British animal rights organisation, The League Against Cruel
Alred’s on the look-out for the next Wilkinson
Sir Dave Alred, MBE, will be at Barringtons Golf & Health Spa in Vale do Lobo throughout August with his Kicking Coaching Clinics. The clinics are ideal for all those
A philharmonic first
A philharmonic first The Associação Filarmónica de Faro will, for the first time, be organising a festival of philharmonic orchestras in Faro during the first week of September. The festival
Albufeira could be in the dark
ALBUFEIRA’S ELECTRICITY supply could be compromised in the next few years unless advances are made towards completing the installation of the new electric substation in the Brejos region of Montechoro.
Free wireless internet access in town centres
THERE ARE 16 areas in the Algarve where you can now access the internet for free, by switching on any laptop with a wireless facility. Known as “hotspots”, these special
Hundreds of fish suffocate
ACCORDING TO a team from the Commission of Co-ordination and Regional Development (CCDR), a lack of oxygen in the water of the Alcantarilha river, next to Armação de Pêra beach,
President opens Fatacil this weekend
THE 27TH edition of Fatacil begins in Lagoa this Friday (August 18) at the Municipal Fairs and Exhibitions Park. The biggest fair in southern Portugal will showcase over 800 exhibitors

