Portimão delivers second batch of ventilators to local hospital
Portimão Council has delivered another four ventilators to the local public hospital, bringing the total number of ventilators donated so far to eight. In March, the council announced that around
Mail delivery! Portimão distributes free face masks to citizens
Portimão Council has begun distributing free face masks to citizens through the CTT postal service. The masks will be delivered throughout this week to households where water consumption was registered
Portimão’s rundown convent on the market for €8 million
Portimão’s iconic São Francisco convent, which has been abandoned for years and even served as refuge for homeless people before it was boarded up by its owners, is up for
Gas leak prompts evacuation of 73 people in Portimão
Seventy-three people had to be evacuated from their homes after a gas leak was detected at a building that is under construction on Portimão’s Oceano Atlântico street. Authorities were alerted
Portimão’s riverside avenue revamp “moving along nicely”
Portimão council has announced that renovation work to the town’s busy riverside avenue Avenida Afonso Henriques is “moving along nicely”. The €925,000 project, which involves replacing the entirety of the
Portimão to provide 884 tablets with internet access to students in need
In a bid to ensure “equal educational opportunities” during the coronavirus lockdown, Portimão Council is providing 884 tablet computers with internet access to students in need from the first to
Portimão sounds siren to order people gathering in the streets “to go home”
Whenever too many people are spotted gathering in the streets, Portimão’s fire station will be sounding its siren which should be understood as a clear order to go home. This
Portimão announces €2 million fund for families and businesses affected by outbreak
Portimão Council has announced a €2 million “social emergency fund” to support families and businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak. The announcement was made on Thursday (April 2) following the
Algarve’s second drive-through testing centre opens at Portimão Arena
The Algarve’s second Covid-19 drive-through testing centre will open this week at the Portimão Arena, Portimão Mayor Isilda Gomes announced in a Facebook live stream on Tuesday night (March 24).
Body of octogenarian found in Arade River in Portimão
The body of an 87-year-old man was found floating in the Arade River near Portimão’s Ponte Velha (old bridge) on Thursday morning at around 7.45am. The man, who lived in