Algarve

THE IDEA was to give some of the region’s elderly presents for Christmas – however, the generosity of the Algarve has meant a great deal more. Organisers of the first

OIL EXPLORATION is set to resume along the Algarve coast, following a decision by the government’s Economy Ministry. The Instituto Geológico e Mineiro (IGM), the geological and mining institute, first

A RUSSIAN citizen has been arrested in the Portimão area in connection with the widely publicised case involving a gang of immigrants torturing prostitutes in the Algarve using electric shocks

AFPOP’S ANNUAL Tax Seminars, in association with euroFinesco, will be presented in January and February of this year and will, once again, provide the information residents in Portugal need about

TONIGHT (JANUARY 6) at 9.30pm, the Jarkov Ballet Company from the Ukraine will be performing the spectacular The Nutcracker at Portimão’s municipal auditorium. This is a fantastic opportunity for families

THE ALGARVE Tourism Board (RTA) has urged entrepreneurs to meet the challenge and participate in the upcoming tourism fair ‘Algarve Convida’ (Algarve Invitation), designed to attract more Portuguese holidaymakers to

Four new vehicles for Tavira bombeiros FOUR NEW fire engines have been added to the fleet used by the Tavira bombeiros. The firemen now have three new fire-fighting vehicles at

AROUND 500 old folk from the borough of Castro Marim  recently enjoyed an outing to Vilamoura Marina, organised by the council in an effort to combat loneliness and isolation among the

THE NUMBER of children born to foreign mothers in the Algarve’s maternity units is on the rise, with figures increasing by seven per cent over the first three years of