Fourth time lucky! Faro bridge project finally attracts bids
There’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel for the project to build a new bridge to Faro Island. Following three tenders that failed to attract bidders, the
Faro distributes pet food to low-income families
Faro Council is distributing pet food donated by animal support group IRA among local families and animal carers in need. To receive the pet food, families must obtain a certificate
Bird boxes set up across Algarve in bid to attract pollinators
Hundreds of bird boxes continue to be set up across the Algarve as part of the ‘Alojamento Local para Aves’ (Local Lodging for Birds) project. Castro Marim has become the
Bomburgers, a new concept in Faro to overcome the restaurant crisis
Dark kitchens – also known as cloud or ghost kitchens – are taking the world by storm in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. The concept is simple: food is
Algarve hospitals still need blood after reserves run dangerously low
Algarve hospitals are still in need of blood despite the positive response to a plea made last month by the Portuguese Blood Institute, which warned that blood reserves in hospitals
Animal association PRAVI calls for help after heavy rain floods warehouse in Faro
Animal charity PRAVI Faro is calling for help after last Friday’s heavy rain flooded its warehouse in Montenegro where the association stored most of its food and cat litter. The
Faro launches free home delivery service
Faro Council has teamed up with taxi company Rotáxi and food delivery platform comidas.pt to launch a free delivery service, allowing locals to have everything from food to medication delivered
New drive-through testing centre opens in Faro
A new Covid-19 drive-through testing centre has opened in Faro. Located on Avenida Cidade de Hayward which links the town hospital’s roundabouts to the Pena sports complex, the testing centre
Re-Food Faro to move into larger HQ
Faro’s Re-Food association will soon be moving into new larger headquarters in the Santo António do Alto neighbourhood. The new council-owned space spanning 130sqm will be made available to the
Cold wave sees Faro ‘beef up’ homeless assistance
Faro Council has increased the assistance it provides to homeless people due to the cold wave that hit Portugal last week. Faro Mayor Rogério Bacalhau has lamented, however, that some