Portimão council develops Android App
Portimão’s parish council announced that it has developed a new Android app which will provide information on the town’s hotels, restaurants and local trade and allow local entrepreneurs to promote
Gay Catholics to converge on Portimão
Congress || The “Rumos Novos – Catholic Homosexuals” association has chosen Portimão for its first world congress of gay Catholics. Scheduled to go ahead between October 6-8, the event is
Fashion Night comes to Portimão
Event || September 20 will be ‘Fashion Night’ in Portimão as many local shops are scheduled to display their autumn/winter 2014 collections of clothing, accessories and jewellery in a fashion
Firefighters on high alert as fires threaten homes and holiday complex
West Algarve || Firefighters worked round the clock on Sunday and Monday (August 24 and 25) as they fought fires in several areas around Portimão and Lagos. In Alvor, beachgoers
Sardine festival back in all its glory this year
Portimão’s popular sardine festival is back again this summer after being replaced last year for a more budget-friendly and low-key event ‘Festa da Sardinha’. But now back in all its
Charity golf at Penina Golf & Hotel Resort in Portimão
Penina Golf & Hotel Resort in Portimão will be holding a golf and dinner charity event on August 16 to raise money both for the local firefighters and the A
Popular Book Fair returns to Portimão
Books for all literary tastes and pockets will be up for sale at this year’s edition of Portimão’s annual book fair, which opens today (July 25) at the old fishing
Cars destroyed by suspicious fire in Portimão
Portimão || A suspicious fire which destroyed four cars parked in Portimão in the early hours of Tuesday (July 15) is being investigated by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ), a source
Scottish tourist dies in Praia da Rocha
A Scottish tourist, believed to be in his 60s, died on the main avenue of Praia da Rocha (Portimão) on Tuesday, July 15, at around 2am. Eye witnesses said the
Doctor and nurses get into fight over doctor’s refusal to revive patient who ended up dying
PSP police had to be called to Portimão Hospital on Tuesday morning (July 15) after a fight broke out between nurses and a Spanish doctor who is being accused of