Pig pong causes problems
Portimão’s long-suffering residents have long blamed the ETAR sewage treatment station in the city for the unpleasant odour in the city’s atmosphere. Officials recently announced that the smell has increased
‘Monster’ retail park gets go ahead
A controversial new Portimão-based retail park has been approved after two years of wrangling. And the project promoter has promised that, if all goes according to plan, the shopping area
Car theft spree
Officers from Portimão’s PSP police force have arrested two Moldavian men after they carried out six car thefts in the city over the course of just one night. The presumed
Espírito Santo buys Marina Hotel
A spokesman from the Espírito Santo Hotel Group has announced the purchase of the Marina Hotel in Portimão Marina. The transaction, worth 14 million euros, means the Tivoli chain now
Roadwork in Alvor
Portimão Câmara has announced that the road between Alvor Aerodrome and the Penina church will be resurfaced in April. According to sources, the road has been considered dangerous and the
Babies smuggle cocaine
Officers from Faro PSP police recently arrested three young mothers from Portimão on suspicion of carrying cocaine in their children’s pushchairs. The arrests came when PSP officers raided the Bairro
Construction show open
The fourth Algarve Construction Exhibition opened its doors to the public at Parque das Feiras e Exposições in Portimão yesterday. According to the organisers, the fair is now one of
Palácio in flames
Officers from the Portimão bombeiros found themselves in danger recently as they fought a raging fire that broke out in a wooden house at Bairro do Palácio in Portimão. Vilarim
Portimão no-go
Rua Direita, one of Portimão’s principal thoroughfares, closed for the third time recently. If the proposed three-month repair period is adhered to, the traffic chaos experienced at the height of
Jewellers robbed
Two masked men raided a jewellers in the centre of Portimão, stole 35,000 euros and brutally attacked the shop assistant. The attack happened shortly after the Luaris jeweller’s shop in