Lagoa boosts financial support for volunteer firefighters
Lagoa’s volunteer firefighters have been given a financial boost by the local council which has set aside around €708,000 for the brigade in 2021. The money is being handed over
Lagoa sounds alarm over illegal tree felling along coastline
Lagoa Council has alerted police authorities about the “illegal felling of medium and large-sized trees” along the municipality’s coastline, which it says has become “more and more frequent”. Says the
Lagoa municipal police project one step closer to reality
Lagoa’s plan to create a municipal police department has taken its “first official step” after the project was approved by the municipal assembly on February 24. The project, which includes
Lagoa Council pressured to help paraplegic GNR dad escape the ‘jail’ of his apartment building
Lagoa Council is under pressure today to get its act together and help a young paraplegic GNR agent escape the ‘jail’ of his apartment building. Father of a five year
Lagoa among “safest destinations in Europe in times of pandemic”
The Algarve municipality of Lagoa has been named one of the safest destinations to visit in Europe in 2021, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to online portal
Lagoa donates nearly €30,000 to local animal associations
Lagoa Council donated last year a total of €29,500 to two local animal associations – Aryel and Carvoeiro Cat Charity. The money was much-needed and came after an open letter
Lagoa to host training camps for Benfica youngsters
Lagoa has once again been chosen by Portuguese football giant Benfica to host a series of training camps for its youth teams between January and July. Due to the lack
Turf it out: Lagoa ‘switches’ to artificial grass to save water
Lagoa Council is trying to “save water and reduce maintenance costs” around the borough by replacing real grass with artificial grass. The idea is to “place artificial grass in areas
Let the music play! New Year concerts for all in Portimão and Lagoa
With fireworks cancelled this year, Portimão and Lagoa councils have announced alternative programmes to welcome in the New Year, all in compliance with health authority advice. In a bid to
‘Living statues’ return to Lagoa this month
In a bid to bring some life to the town on the weekend before Christmas, Lagoa Council has once again invited several ‘living statues’ (Estátuas Vivas) – street artists who