Health centre exterior improvements
Portimão mayor Isilda Gomes visited the town’s health centre on Monday, November 18, where she announced construction works to the area that serves as the main entrance and car park.
All the fun of St Martin’s fair
The 351st Feira de São Martinho will be back in Portimão’s Parque de Feiras e Exposições today (November 8) with its characteristic smell of roasted chestnuts and blaring sound of
Parents may sue hospital over child’s appendicitis death
Heartbroken parents of an eight-year-old boy who died from septic shock after an alleged case of misdiagnosis by Portimão Hospital are reported to be considering legal action. As a full
Officers in hospital after fight
Two off-duty PSP officers had to be hospitalised after being attacked by a couple in a bar in Praia da Rocha last Saturday. One of the officers has undergone surgery
Portimão market information online
A new website about the various markets held in Portimão has been launched this month. The online portal (www.mercadosdeportimão.pt) contains information about the markets at Avenida São João de Deus,
11th race for life in Portimão
Runners and walkers from across the region will meet on October 16 for the 11th Mamamaratona Race for Life in Portimão. The event is organised by the Algarve Oncology Association (AOA) and
Diving tourism in Portimão
The sinking of four old ships of the Portuguese Navy in Portimão waters will mark the beginning of the activities of the new underwater museum centre called Ocean Revival. On
Fun in Portimão
By JOANA GOOD DA SILVA news@algarveresident.com Summer entertainment in Portimão includes everything from culture and history to gastronomy and sport, in a bid to appeal to people of all ages.
Abandoned animals campaign launched by Portimão Câmara
Portimão Câmara is running an appeal until Sunday for donations of goods to help abandoned animals in the area. The initiative Seja Excepcional e Ajude os Animais Abandonados (Be Exceptional
Portimão in crisis
The newly-relegated west Algarve football club is still being haunted by the threat of extinction. The official start of the 2011/12 season is scheduled for June 26 and by that