Workers demand heat prevention measures
The Local Administration Workers’ Union (STAL) emphasises the hazards workers face in outdoor settings due to heat exposure and calls for measures to preserve their health. In a statement, the
Brawl between tourists in Albufeira leaves five with knife wounds
“Very violent aggressions” break out between Irish and Dutch late-night revellers Four young Dutch holidaymakers were violently stabbed (according to Jornal de Notícias, one of the victims was so badly
AL holiday lettings forced to reduce prices
July has not been going well for AL (holiday lettings): there is less demand for short-term rentals and visitors are looking for a good deal. Rui Silva of GuestReady has
Drought to blame for “dramatic situation” at Alcantarilha Stream
Almargem sounded the alarm last week Portugal’s Environmental Agency (APA) has blamed the Algarve’s ongoing drought for the “dramatic situation” at the Alcantarilha Stream, where hundreds of fish have died
Eight die on Portugal’s roads in one tragic weekend
In one tragic weekend (not even a ‘Bank Holiday’ weekend: just the typical two-day break) eight people lost their lives on Portugal’s roads – three of them on the EN
Albufeira’s battle against “excessive behaviour” begins
More policing, new code of conduct and awareness campaigns among measures being implemented in Albufeira Albufeira has announced that concrete action is being taken to control the cases of “excessive behaviour”
Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins through to last 16 at Olympics
Faro-born surfer Yolanda Hopkins will face Brisa Hennessy in the third round Portuguese surfer Yolanda Hopkins qualified for the last 16 of the women’s surfing event at the 2024 Olympic
Week starts with heat and orange weather warning due to rain, hail, thunderstorms and strong winds
Cloudy conditions are expected to persist despite the rise in temperature, but cloud cover will decrease in the Baixo Alentejo and Algarve on Monday afternoon. Thirteen districts have been issued
“Chaos at 30,000 feet” forces emergency landing of easyJet flight at Faro airport
Incident followed reported fainting of easyJet co-pilot on flight into Lisbon An easyJet plane bound for Lisbon had to turn back to Faro and make a reported emergency landing –
Algarve musician dies in head-on collision on EN125
Algarve musician Paul Camilo, guitarist with the band Karapaus Allimads, died yesterday in a head-on collision with a bus on the EN125. The accident happened just before 8am, and due