VRSA joins network of “High Performance Sports Centres”
Vila Real de Santo António’s top-notch sports complex has officially joined the national network of “High Performances Sports Centres” – a distinction awarded by the public-private entity Fundação de Desporto.
VRSA completes €60-million project to “stop dumping waste water” in the Guadiana river
Yesterday (September 2) was a historic day for Vila Real de Santo António – the municipality’s waste water is no longer being dumped into the Guadiana river, following a record
VRSA council offers school books to primary school students
Vila Real de Santo António council has announced it will be covering the costs of all schoolbooks purchased for children who attend primary school in the municipality. Parents need only
VRSA slams shellfish ban for being based on “questionable data”
“Questionable data” is behind a shellfish fishing ban “threatening the livelihood of dozens of local families”, Vila Real de Santo António council has warned. The statement came after the local
Heartless OAP swindler arrested in VRSA
A 41-year-old woman believed to have swindled a number of elderly people in Vila Real de Santo António was arrested by PSP police on Wednesday (April 1) after being caught
Police find decomposing body of French motorhomer
The decomposing body of a 70-year-old French tourist was found inside his motorhome in Vila Real de Santo António on Monday night (March 23), reports Correio da Manhã. The newspaper
VRSA triathlon
Vila Real de Santo António will host its annual triathlon event on March 1, starting at 9.30am and offering three different competitions. One is a component of the national championship
Authorities (finally) begin dredging work in Guadiana
Navigation || After decades on the back burner, a project to carry out vital dredging work in the Guadiana River has finally moved forwards. The work, which will cost around
Real Kings
Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim will mark the Christian celebration known as ‘Dia dos Reis’ (Epiphany) on January 5 with a special visit from Three Wise Men
Three Algarve councils win “family-friendly” awards
Faro, Castro Marim and Vila Real de Santo António councils have been considered worthy of the title ‘Most Family-Responsible Municipality’ (Autarquia + Familiarmente Responsável) and were set to receive a