Portimão council goes from taking 13 years to pay its bills to just 18 days
For many years it was one of the worst payers in Portugal when it came to municipal bills, but finally there is good news. Portimão council has gone from taking
Controversy erupts over “early start” of Portimão’s autumn fair
A bitter row has broken out in Portimão over the town’s annual St. Martin’s fair, a century-old autumn event. Opposition party PSD accuses the PS-led council of “ignoring the historic
It’s sardine time in Portimão
Portimão’s highly-anticipated ‘Festival da Sardinha’ has already started. The event is taking place until Sunday, August 5, with restaurants in the town centre and riverside serving the traditional char-grilled sardines
Thieves drill hole in wall to steal €5,000 from CTT safe
A distribution centre for the CTT postal service in Portimão was robbed of around €5,000 in the early hours of Monday morning (July 16) after thieves drilled a hole into
Portugal’s emergency response systems explained
Portimão Arena is again hosting ALGARSAFE’18, the international civil protection and relief fair, from May 24 to 26, featuring a “unique programme” covering all security and safety issues. Around 100
Portimão-Madeira ferry service returns on July 2
Monday, July 2 will mark the return of the ferry service linking Funchal (Madeira), Portimão and the Canary Islands (Spain). The service will only be available in the summer and
Long-distance buses now stop at Portimão’s new terminal
As of Saturday (May 11), Portimão’s new terminal near the Arena pavilion is officially the town’s stop for long-distance buses. The ‘Expresso’ buses no longer stop at the riverside and
Portimão council to sell land previously planned for huge sports complex
Portimão council is planning to sell a large plot of land in the area of Barranco do Rodrigo, which was once earmarked for a huge sports complex including a football
Portimão rejects last €19 million tranche of FAM loan money
Portimão mayoress Isilda Gomes has announced that the town has rejected the last €19 million tranche of its FAM (Fundo de Apoio Municipal) loan, having only used €118 million of
Portimão hosts ‘boxing ring’ competition for startup companies
‘Get in the Ring’, an original competition for startup companies, will take place at Startup Portimão, the borough’s business incubator, on Tuesday, May 1. Owners of startups will be pitching