New charity shop in Silves ready for action
Ahhh … what a beautiful time of year! After a cool winter and a wet spring, it’s finally becoming warm, with a bright sun and rich blue skies. The Algarve
German firefighters in Vila Real to learn more about forest fires
German firefighters are in Vila Real for an “exchange of knowledge” with their Portuguese White Cross counterparts, learning forest firefighting tactics and teaching strategies for dealing with urban and/ or
Fireman dies trying to save beloved pet
Firefighters in Bombarral, as well as the area’s wider community, are mourning the death of fireman Jorge Marques who died on Saturday trying to save his pet dog Loki –
Brits organise zipline crossing to raise money for Algarve firefighters
Event will take place in May The British expat community in the Algarve is organising a fundraising event for the Portuguese volunteer firefighters through a zip line crossing between Sanlúcar
Alerta fire alert association to open charity shop
“We want to get the entire community involved, because the Bombeiros (firefighters) help everybody” Alerta, the fire alert association that works tirelessly to report fires on Facebook as soon as
New ambulance for Aljezur volunteer firefighters
Aljezur Municipal Council has approved the donation of nearly €73,000 to the Humanitarian Association of the Volunteer Firefighters of Aljezur for the purchase of a new ambulance. The Medical Emergency
Hundreds of sapper firefighters stand outside parliament, demanding risk subsidy
Government’s ‘unequal treatment’ of professionals morphs into pre-election nightmare Around 500 sapper firefighters have been standing outside parliament today, demanding the attribution of a ‘risk subsidy’ for a profession they
VRSA donates €441,000 to local firefighters
The municipal council of Vila Real de Santo António (VRSA) has donated €441,000 to the local volunteer firefighting brigade. The subsidy will be used by the Humanitarian Association of Volunteer
Albufeira foreigners call public meeting “to prevent environmental crime at Praia da Falésia”
‘Estrangeiros/ Algarve’ to present ‘little-publicised facts’ on negative consequences of desalination Campaigning ‘estrangeiros’ have called their first public meeting to discuss strategy on how to stop €50 million euros being
Firefighters protest today in Lisbon
After a brief period of excellent press, minister for interior administration José Luís Carneiro, has had nothing but bad press: frustrated police syndicates have accused him of ‘not speaking the