Horse protest in front of DGAV’s headquarters in Faro
A new protest against Lagoa’s “starving horse scandal” is going to take place on Friday (October 23) in front of the veterinarian authority (DGAV) headquarters in Patacão, Faro. Protests will
Drinking ritual “gone wrong” sees Faro student in hospital
A 19-year-old university student sick with “alcohol poisoning and foaming from her mouth” was taken to Faro Hospital last night (September 23) following a student “ritual” that went badly wrong.
Faro hosts first Mediterranean Tapas Festival
Faro is holding its first Mediterranean Tapas Festival, an event to promote the Mediterranean Diet and the “best food the sea has to offer”. It started yesterday (September 16) and
Minister visits Algarve’s most “innovative” projects
Regional Development Minister Miguel Poiares Maduro visited the Algarve yesterday (September 9) as part of a national tour called ‘Inovação Social’, designed to present the minister with the “best examples
“Portugal’s judges are prejudiced”, says UN report
It took eight months in coming, but the UN report on the independence of Portugal’s judiciary has finally published its conclusions on the whistle-stop visit made in January – and
Major health alert after suspected case of West Nile virus detected in Faro
A suspected case of mosquito-borne West Nile Virus – which can cause viral meningitis – has been detected in Faro, sparking a major health alert. With tests still ongoing to
Faro holds short film festival
Farcume, a short-film festival featuring nearly 200 films from 50 countries around the world, is taking place in Faro at Largo de São Francisco between August 26 and 30. Organisers
Faro bypass to finally open this month
After six frustrating years of delays, Faro’s “North” bypass is finally set to open this month. The 2.5km bypass, which will link Faro to the EN125 and other municipal roads,
Woman dies after being run over by bike near Faro rally
A Faro woman died and two other people were “seriously injured” following a violent accident in the early hours of Saturday morning (July 18) on the EN125/10 road near the
UPDATE: Fisherman sexually assaulted two foreign women on remote Faro beach
A 28-year-old Portuguese man was arrested in Faro on June 26 on suspicion of rape and attempted rape of two foreign women – one Polish (32) and the other German

