Alagoas Brancas saved from destruction after seven-year battle
Environmental Fund has transferred €3.7 million to council’s coffers to buy wetland After a seven-year battle which at times seemed practically lost, environmentalists are finally celebrating the salvation of the
Lagos creative arts hub hosts Open Day event
LAC was founded in 1995 Lagos’ creative arts hub (Laboratório de Artes Criativas, or LAC) will host an Open Day event on January 12 and 13. From 6pm onwards on
Archaeology: The rise of monumentality in Eastern Amazonia
… and its link with the local Neolithization Process On Tuesday, January 9, the Algarve Archaeological Association (AAA) will be presenting two lectures, in English, by Archaeologist Dr João Saldanha.
New cat shelter set up in Conceição de Tavira
A new cat shelter has been set up in Conceição de Tavira as part of Tavira‘s municipal plan to sterilise stray cats and provide them with a safe place to
Indian man brutally attacked in Cabanas de Tavira
GNR police are investigating An Indian man was viciously beaten by a group of young people outside a bar in the centre of Cabanas de Tavira, a small fishing village
Almond blossom festival returns for third edition
Algarve’s almond blossoms inspire annual event The Algarve’s famously beautiful almond blossoms will be once again be the star of the show in the third edition of ‘Festival das Amendoeiras
Lagos sets up municipal defibrillation network
Defibrillation course to open soon for general public Twenty-four defibrillators are being installed throughout the municipality of Lagos in a bid to set up a local defibrillation network capable of
Current NHR tax holders in race against time to mitigate future tax burdens
New report reveals that as many as 73% of current NHR tax holders in Portugal risk progressive tax rates of between 28% to 48% if they don’t structure their income
Barlavento becomes online-only newspaper
New stage in Barlavento’s nearly 50-year-old history Barlavento, the Resident’s Portuguese-language sister publication, has become an online-only newspaper. The decision had been made since the first third of last year but
Tolls in Algarve/ interior reduce by up to 30%
In spite of the fact that tolls nationally are increasing from today, tolls on former SCUT highways (highways never constructed to be tolled) will be reducing by up to 30%.