CãoPaper competition in Olhão
Dogs and their owners are invited to another CãoPaper competition this Saturday (August 30) in Olhão. It’s a great way of having fun with “untrained dogs” in an event organised
Seafood is king at Olhão’s ‘Festival do Marisco’
Olhão will be heaven on earth for seafood lovers this August. The town is currently getting ready to host the 29th edition of its popular Festival do Marisco, one of
Over 1,800 euros raised for children’s home in Olhão at Hilton Hotel Vilamoura
Event || More than €1,800 was raised during a charity sporting event at the Hilton Vilamoura Hotel last Saturday attended by around 180 people. The beneficiaries are the Centro Social
Olhão gets tough on slack horse owners
After a number of accidents involving loose horses on Portugal’s roads, one borough council is getting tough. Olhão is bringing in new rules to crack down on slack horse owners
Loose horses killed in Olhão
Two wandering horses have been killed in separate accidents in the space of half-an-hour in Olhão last week. The problem of loose animals causing havoc on roads seems to be
Lunch boost for Olhão’s needy children
Olhão municipal authority has ensured that no needy child attending primary schools in the borough would go without a nourishing lunch each day during the Christmas holidays. Until January 3,
Celebrated Coimbra choir in Olhão
They are a celebrated classical choir that travels the world, singing often for international organisations – and on December 21 they will be here in the Algarve performing at the
Local pastry chef bakes giant cake for charity
Local pastry chef Filipe Martins from Olhão bakery Kubidoce is set to impress once again. The master baker will be presenting a giant Bolo Rei (festive fruit cake) to the
Thieves target lorries in Olhão
Commercial enterprises in the Olhão industrial zone have been subjected to a spate of thefts in which diesel fuel is being siphoned and batteries stolen from parked lorries. The thieves
Police detain serial thieves
Olhão police officers have detained two men, one a 24-year-old Ukrainian, the other a 21-year-old Portuguese man from the town, suspected of carrying out 20 robberies between them. Police had