New immigrants centre opened in Portimão
PORTIMÃO’S NEW branch of the immigration and border control authority, Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (SEF), was inaugurated in the presence of several government officials on Friday afternoon. A total
New hospital to open in Portimão
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com A NEW private hospital, which is due to open in Portimão on August 1, is the result of a partnership between the city’s branch of the
Portimão’s old bridge to reopen this summer
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com REPAIR WORKS to Portimão’s bridge on the Arade River, which links the city with Parchal village, will be suspended during the summer. The state owned road
British tourists attacked and robbed in Portimão
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com TWO MEN have been arrested after two British women, aged 17 and 20, were robbed in the centre of Praia da Rocha in the early hours
Portimão air festival coming soon
PORTIMÃO WILL be hosting the region’s first air festival between April 25 and 27 in the Zona Ribeirinha, the riverside area. Throughout the three days of the festival there will
Top racing yacht christened
In a spectacular christening ceremony, multi-million euro racing yacht, ABN AMRO 1, emerged from the mists of Portimão harbour and slid gracefully over the glassy water to a mooring alongside
Portimão demands better policing
President of Portimão Câmara, Manuel da Luz, is demanding a larger number of policemen to patrol the streets of Portimão. “There is a feeling of insecurity as there seems to
Natural gas due in Portimão
Natural gas will be available in Portimão and Alvor before next summer, according to Medigás, the distributors for the Algarve region. The promise was made during a public presentation of
Stop the pong in Portimão
Portimão Câmara and Águas do Algarve (AdA) are hoping they have found the solution to put an end to the bad smell that emanates from the River Arade in Portimão.