The way of the sword in Tavira
First national seminar in Mugairyu Iaido/Hachimanryu Battojutsu Over the weekend of May 13–14, the sports hall of Escola D. Paio Peres Correia in Tavira was the setting for the first
“Ring of steel” around Arade dam as police search for remains of Madeleine McCann
Roads sealed off; no-fly zone enforced; public cannot get within mile of area A ring of steel has been put around Silves’ Arade dam today as PJ police, accompanied by
Construction of new nuclear medicine unit begins at Portimão Hospital
Unit will feature “high-end” equipment Construction of a new nuclear medicine unit which will feature “high-end” equipment and will no longer force countless patients to seek care outside of the
Tender launched for Algarve Oncology Centre
Construction is due to begin “soon” The Algarve’s future Oncology Centre is one step closer to reality after an international public tender for its “speciality projects” – which refers to
Zoomarine unveils new “fast-paced water slide”
Zoomarine theme park in Guia is preparing to open its latest thrill ride – a “fast-paced water slide” named Quetzal, which features two tracks for visitors to race down side-by-side.
CASA moves from wine tasting to quizzing
None of the members knew Faro Airport’s new name It seems only a few days since CASA members met up at the Cabrita winery (Silves) for a wonderful wine tasting,
Madeleine McCann: new searches to begin in Arade dam, Silves
Portuguese police act on requests from German counterparts Over 16 years since three-year-old Madeleine Beth McCann went missing from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, police are back conducting
Pressure mounts for inquiry into British baby’s death in Portimão Hospital
INEM insists “everything possible was done” Pressure is mounting today for a full inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of an 11-month-old British baby in Portimão hospital last Friday.
Olhão to become third Algarve borough to charge tourist tax
€2 to be charged per night between April and October Olhão is due to become very soon the third municipality to charge a tourist tax in the Algarve. The borough
Portimonense underwhelm as Farense triumph
LIGA BWIN: SANTA CLARA 1-0 PORTIMONENSE Portimonense travelled to the Azores last Saturday and produced very little if anything against a Santa Clara side which already saw their relegation alongside