Forum event boosts funds
The Forum Algarve and the Lions Club of Faro have now ended their campaign to support the Algarve Oncology Association by raising funds for the Radiotherapy Unit in Faro. Their
Simply the best
There were celebrations at Vale do Lobo this week as the resort was voted the best luxury development in the world, beating entries from top resorts in America, Spain, Portugal,
Youth parade
Between February 21 and 28, Faro will be holding the seventh ‘Comboyo dos Lokos’ event, organised by ARCA – Creative and Cultural Association of the Algarve. The event promises one
Riding celebration
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Algarve Riding Club (Clube de Equitação do Algarve). The club started informally in 1984, when a group of horse owners and horse
Bitter almonds
Following last year’s low-key opening of the new Algarve Stadium and this month’s last-minute cancellation of football’s Winter Cup, the Algarve’s Regional Tourism Authority (RTA) has suspended the running of
Streetlights crisis
Politicians from Alcantarilha, Pêra and Armação de Pêra have expressed their dissatisfaction with the lack of response from EDP after they repeatedly requested the replacement of broken streetlights and the
New Câmara building
Lagoa Câmara workers recently celebrated the 231st anniversary of the authority’s existence and the opening of a new headquarters in the town. Secretary of State for Administration, Dr Miguel Relvas,
Bomb threats across region
Schools and courts in the region appear to be the target of a spate of telephone hoaxes in which the caller claims that he has planted a live bomb in
Controversy over digger
The leader of Faro Câmara has launched an enquiry into what has been described as “the inappropriate and unauthorised usage” of a mechanical digger that belongs to the câmara for
Hunting areas ever decreasing
New property developments built across the Algarve over the last 30 years have resulted in a scarcity of free open countryside. This is the reason, according to hunting attack victim