Drilling for gas will be ‘clean and safe’
The multinational Repsol-Partex oil and gas consortium says it will commence “clean and safe” exploratory drilling off the south coast of Portugal late this year or early next, but it
Faro budget bill passes despite opposition outrage
Faro municipality has seen its 2014 budget of €68 million approved under a cloud of controversy and accusations from the opposition who say it is a “badly drafted bill” and
Faro Red Cross visited by angels
The Angels Theatre Group which entertains for charity handed over a cheque for €7,500 to the Faro Red Cross on Saturday, December 7. The money was raised by the Angels
Faro’s Parque Ribeirinho on track
Construction work on the Parque Ribeirinho, which promises to redefine Faro’s connection to the Ria Formosa estuary, is on track and running smoothly. A press release by the municipal authority
Building collapses
A derelict building in Faro’s downtown district was cordoned off this week after the roof fell in, narrowly missing homeless people who were camping inside. Correio da Manhã newspaper reports
Faro katana-wielder strikes again
Faro residents are living in fear of an Angolan man who attacks people “for very little reason”. In the middle of November, he was arrested for bludgeoning a fisherman over
Security fears as school janitors watch “impossible” numbers of children
Security of schoolchildren in Faro is at risk because the number of janitors watching over them has been cut to breaking point. This is a problem affecting most schools in
Faro to build Technology Park next to airport
A new technology park is to be built next to Faro airport – its aim to attract all manner of new businesses to the area. “There shouldn’t be many technology
Faro musicians find temporary home
After a long struggle, the association of Faro musicians (Associação Recreativa e Cultural de Músicos, or ARCM) has finally found a temporary base, thanks to the goodwill of the municipal
Katana wielder out on bail
An Angolan man with a history of mental illness who bludgeoned a fisherman round the head with a katana and then threw green paint over police officers has been released