Put your presents in the bin
For over a year, Portimão Câmara officials have been looking for new ways to tackle the problem of dogs fouling the city’s streets. Now, politicians have launched a campaign to
Portimão pong lingers on
The sewer treatment station or ‘ETAR’ in Portimão has long been responsible for the unpleasant odour in the air over the city, which is offputting for visitors driving into Portimão.
PSP injured and questioned
Two undercover Portimão PSP officers were allegedly brutally attacked at Portimão Marina, requiring treatment at the Barlavento hospital. The incident took place at the Capicua bar after it was reported
Dirty dozen
The trial of 12 Moldavians, variously accused of extortion and murder, has come to an end with jail sentences handed down to all the suspects concerned. The Portimão court handed
Water company explains
Over a month after a water pipe burst under the Portimão to the Via do Infante access route, a spokesman from the water firm Águas do Algarve has finally explained
Portimão pipe still awaiting repair
A month after a main water pipe supplying the Barlavento region burst under the newly inaugurated Portimão to A22/Via do Infante access route, there was still no date set for
Portimão robbery
An armed robber has stolen an unspecified sum of money from a bureau de change office in Portimão. The masked robber, believed to be a black man, entered the shop,
Underage sex scandal in Vau
A further two suspects are now believed to be involved in an underage sex scandal, which has shocked the Algarve. According to the authorities, eight individuals have already been arrested