Region needs blood donors
The Association for Blood Donors in the Barlavento Algarve (ADSBA) recently celebrated its 15th anniversary. President Mário de Freitas said he was proud to be part of the association’s success.
Sports for all
In an unusual move, private building company Oceânico has combined forces with the Junta de Freguesia da Luz and the Câmara Municipal de Lagos to build an outdoor multi-sports complex
Dam work to restart
Work on the Odelouca dam project in Silves, abandoned since contractors downed tools last November, will go forward, according to Amílcar Theias, Minister for Urban Affairs, Planning and the Environment.
Longer season
FOR THE first time, the Algarve’s beaches will be officially ‘open’ between April 1 and October 31 – the longest season yet. The new dates were confirmed at a meeting
Chemicals in the Algarve
Manchester duo, the Chemical Brothers, are set to headline a 24-hour non-stop dance music festival on July 17 at a beach in the Algarve, although the exact location has yet
English instructors help hospital staff
English instructors have come to Portugal to train hospital staff at Porto’s Santo António General Hospital in how to respond effectively in disaster situations. The move is part of the
Palácio in flames
Officers from the Portimão bombeiros found themselves in danger recently as they fought a raging fire that broke out in a wooden house at Bairro do Palácio in Portimão. Vilarim
Tourism strangled by red tape
Vila Real de Santo António’s chance of becoming a major tourist attraction is being hampered by an ineffective bureaucratic system, says câmara president António Murta. He was commenting on the
Portimão no-go
Rua Direita, one of Portimão’s principal thoroughfares, closed for the third time recently. If the proposed three-month repair period is adhered to, the traffic chaos experienced at the height of
Allegations fly over dam
Controversy over the Odelouca dam project in Silves continues to rage, with both sides in Portimão’s Municipal Assembly accusing the other of blocking progress. Work on the dam was suspended