GNR reinforcements for summer reduced
REINFORCEMENTS FOR the Algarve’s GNR police force for the summer months will be reduced in relation to previous years. Even though this has still not been confirmed by the Commander
Don’t miss Monchique’s traditional sausage fair
ONCE AGAIN, Monchique will be the setting for the Feira dos Enchidos Tradicionais, an event showcasing sausages made from traditional recipes, taking place this weekend (March 4 and 5). As
Castro Marim promotes excursions to Sierra Nevada
DURING March and April, Castro Marim Câmara is organising four weekends in Sierra Nevada for its residents. Enjoy two days in one of the most popular destinations of the Iberian
Portimão PSP wage war on crime
PORTIMÃO PSP, with the support of other security forces, including Faro intervention police, undertook three separate operations last week in a major effort to combat arms trafficking, the use and
Dozens of illegal immigrants to be deported
AT LEAST 21 immigrants living illegally in the south of Portugal will be deported, following a recent operation carried out by the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), the office
Tickets for Joaquín Cortés show sold out
TICKETS FOR the forthcoming show in Faro by world famous Spanish flamenco dancer, Joaquín Cortes, were sold out in just two-and-a-half hours last weekend. A long queue had formed when
Happy Birthday, Geoff!
PICTURED IS Geoff of Fires of Portugal with his two ‘rottis’, Esme and Samson, at his holiday home in Almograve (Alentejo), where he should be celebrating his 50th birthday today
Fame seeker causes drama in Praia da Rocha
A WOMAN from Monchique, aged 23, thought to be mentally unbalanced, threatened to throw herself off Praia da Rocha cliffs at the weekend because she wanted to appear on television.
New fair showcases Algarve in Lisbon
LISBON’S PAVILHÃO Atlântico will host Algarve Convida (Algarve Invites), the first fair dedicated exclusively to promoting the region as a holiday destination, in April. This is the first event of
Council removes ‘mushrooms’ from city centre
VILA REAL de Santo António Câmara is going ahead with the removal of the metallic structures known as cogumelos (mushrooms) from Marquês de Pombal and from other locations in the

