Portugal’s first electric bus comes to Faro
As we went to press, Faro was on track to be the first Portuguese municipality to boast an electric bus. The eco-friendly bus– called ‘Próximo’ (Close) – is to be
Leisure park
Commercial spaces are up for grabs at the soon-to-be-completed Parque Ribeirinho leisure park in Faro. Anyone interested can submit a tender to the local municipality. The park borders the Ria
Faro sings the Blues
Between May 23 and 24, Faro’s Lethes Theatre will be hosting the 1st Faro Blues, an international Blues festival organised by Ambifaro and designed to put the Algarve capital on
Fisherman rehomed to open way for Ria Formosa 'recovery'
A project to return Faro’s islands to their previous natural state can finally move forwards now that the local council has provided the sole resident of one of the islands
Ellie ‘custody breakthrough’: family elated
An elated Candice Gannon told the Resident this afternoon (April 7) how she “still cannot believe” that daughter Ellie is on her way back home. A fraught custody hearing in
Fundraising dog walk
It is time for yet another ‘Cãominhada’ – the convivial dog walk that is becoming a trademark event in the Algarve – this time organised by animal protection association CIAA
UPDATE: Faro council refutes untreated sewage claims
Faro council has denied all claims that the waterway of Lavadeiras, at the entrance to Faro, has become a “stinking line of sewage”. “There is a rainwater drainage system that
Ukrainians protest in Faro
Up to a hundred Ukrainians in the Algarve joined forces to demonstrate against the ongoing violence in their home country, spurred by an anti-European government. The protest took place in
Faro and Almodôvar closer than ever
The mayors of Faro and the Alentejo town of Almôdovar got together last week to discuss common interests and strengthen their already close ties. At the meeting in Faro, the
Beja bakers suffer barbaric beating
A Beja baker lies seriously injured in hospital in Lisbon after a barbaric beating in her own bakery. Margarida Carocinho, 54, was finishing her work for the evening when three