Albufeira donates electric car to local health centre
Albufeira Council has donated a “100% electric car” to its local health centre. The vehicle – a Nissan Leaf 62KWh – was purchased for €36,000 and has a 528km range.
Homeless man arrested for stabbing security guard in Portimão
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for stabbing a security guard at Portimão’s temporary shelter for homeless people in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The attacker, described as a
Almond blossom hiking festival returns in February
Almond blossom festival’s full programme to be announced on January 3 Castro Marim’s almond blossom hiking festival ‘Festival das Amendoeiras em Flor’ will return to Alta Mora for its second
Woman attacks cabin crew as plane lands in Faro
Passenger is thought to have been drunk on the flight A woman was arrested after reportedly attacking two flight attendants on an easyJet plane which had departed from Gatwick and
Portimonense, a game of two halves
Casa Pia assumed almost complete control of the match LIGA BWIN: PORTIMONENSE 1–2 CASA PIA Portimonense returned to league action following the six-week World Cup break on Wednesday night against
Portimão hospital without pediatricians
Portimão hospital is already operating with its maternity unit closed until 9am next Monday, but now media reports warn that the pediatric unit is also operating ”without pediatricians”. “Specialised treatment”
PAN supports limit on dolphin and whale watching in the Algarve
The Institute for Nature and Forests Conservation published a notice on establishing a load capacity for dolphin and whale watching activities. Olhão, Faro and Loulé PAN (People–Animals–Nature party) municipal deputies
State hands out €70 million to help over 22,000 tourism companies
Turismo de Portugal announced today it had paid the funds as part of the Apoiar Turismo measure. Turismo de Portugal paid today more than 22,800 companies a total of 70
Man rescued after being swept from cliff in Aljezur
Fisherman was swept off cliff by wave in Aljezur A 53-year-old man has been rescued and taken to hospital with serious injuries after falling from a cliff while recreationally fishing
AS Roma ends Albufeira training camp with victory
AS Roma general manager hails “very positive experience” in Albufeira Italian club AS Roma, managed by Portuguese star manager José Mourinho, took part once again in the Albufeira Winter Cup,