Residents in turmoil as Albufeira council ploughs ahead with demolition plans
Albufeira council is forging ahead with “surreal” demolition plans that have shocked a neighbourhood. Refusing every single attempt at contact by the Resident, the council has applied for technical advice
Outrage as Environment minister tells packed meeting in Faro “Ria Formosa demolitions must continue”
Environment minister Jorge Moreira da Silva has been labelled “Public Enemy No 1” after telling a heated meeting in Faro last night that no matter how many people or local
Islanders buoyed by appeal to PS leader AntĂłnio Costa
As he made a campaign trip to Faro on Saturday evening, PS leader AntĂłnio Costa was taken by surprise by a posse of Ria Formosa islanders, using every tactic in
LIBERTY!!! Court frees islanders from threat of government bulldozers
On the eve of one of the most emblematic events in the Portuguese calendar Loulé administrative court has freed scores of Ria Formosa islanders from the immediate threat of losing
Quercus enters Ria Formosa demolitions furore, saying “they must go on”
In total opposition to fellow environmentalists at Almargem, Portugal’s oldest environmental NGO Quercus has entered the Ria Formosa demolitions controversy, saying the razing of islanders’ homes “cannot stop”. In a
“Cautionary clause” hints at “hidden agenda” in ongoing Ria Formosa demolitions
An innocuous clause in a coalition “proposal” due to be discussed in parliament shortly suggests a warning about “a hidden agenda” behind ongoing demolitions of fishermen’s homes along Ria Formosa
Ria Formosa: Islanders stage demonstration in front of Parliament
Hundreds of islanders are expected to stage a protest in front of Parliament on Friday (March 6) calling for the immediate suspension of the controversial demolitions taking place throughout the
Government back-tracks over “heartbreaking” Ria Formosa demolitions
At the 11th hour, the government has agreed to spare Algarve families from the pain and horror of seeing their only homes demolished. As the Resident revealed last week (see:
Quercus supports Ria Formosa demolitions
If homeowners on Ria Formosa’s barrier islands were hoping for good news today, they certainly didn’t get it. The government-backed eviction orders they face have now been joined by a
Faro islanders refuse to budge as bulldozers move in for demolition
They are not giving up without a fight. Over a hundred islanders whose homes are up for demolition have decided to dig in their heels. As the Resident reported last