Algarve Daily News16 JulFaro International Motorcycle Rally opens with higher turnout as organisers hope to attract 20,000 visitors
The 44th Faro International Motorcycle Rally got under way on Thursday, 16 July, at Vale das Almas with almost 7,000 registered participants, slightly ahead of last year's opening-day figures, as organisers expressed confidence the event will attract close to 20,000 bikers over the four-day gathering.
Algarve Daily News16 JulOlhão: 40-year-old woman killed her own mother and buried her in a flower bed after years of domestic violence
A 40-year-old woman has been arrested by the Judicial Police (PJ) on suspicion of murdering her 58-year-old mother in the Algarve town of Olhão.
Algarve Daily News15 Jul‘Expansion of wind farms in Algarve will threaten endangered wildlife’, warn campaigners
A local campaign group has warned that a new programme focused on mapping potential renewable-energy construction zones risks placing ecologically valuable areas and threatened species in the Algarve at risk, in a statement released today, 15 July, by the Algarve and Alentejo Platform for Sustainability and Biodiversit
Algarve Daily News15 Jul€1.6 million redevelopment of Sagres fishing port to be inaugurated as part of Fisheries Secretary's Algarve tour
Portugal's Secretary of State for Fisheries and the Sea, Salvador Malheiro, will tomorrow, 16 July, inaugurate the newly refurbished quay at the Baleeira Fishing Port in Sagres, following a €1.6 million redevelopment project.
Algarve Daily News14 JulArchaeologists investigate castle ruins in Monchique, in bid to uncover 11th-century Islamic roots of Alferce site
Archaeologists have begun a new phase of excavations at the Castelo da Nave site in Alferce, Monchique, in a bid to uncover more about the hilltop fortification and determine whether it could be linked to the historic castellum of Munchite.
Algarve Daily News14 JulLoulé: Armed gunman holds ex-girlfriend and six-month-old baby as hostages inside apartment
A man armed with a firearm was arrested over the weekend, according to police sources, after he barricaded himself inside a flat in central Loulé on Saturday afternoon, 11 July, holding his ex-girlfriend and their six-month-old daughter as hostages inside the home of one of the woman's neighbours.
Algarve Daily News14 JulAlgarve 2030: €20 million to be spent on reducing water leaks across the region, thanks to EU funds
The Algarve 2030 Regional Programme has launched a new call for applications under the scheme named "Urban Water Cycle – ITI CIM", making a further €20 million in EU European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) financing available to support projects aimed at improving water efficiency across the region.
Algarve Daily News13 JulAlgarve village set to bring alive Ancient Roman history in three-day festival: Gladiatorial combat, performances, and chariot races
A multi-day event is set to bring the Algarve’s Ancient Roman history back to life, with Over 200 performances, chariot races, gladiatorial duels, and family experiences.
Algarve Daily News13 JulGNR seize 3.1 tonnes of cocaine from Olhão beach, along with speed-boat and signal jammers
The detection of a suspicious high-speed boat along the coast of the Algarve has led Portugal's National Republican Guard (GNR) to seize 3.1 tonnes of cocaine abandoned on a beach in Olhão, following a large-scale coastal surveillance operation.
Algarve Daily News10 JulAlvor residents to stage protest against ‘illegal and abusive’ Pestana car park charges at Praia dos Três Irmãos
The Grupo de Cidadãos Indignados (Indignant Citizens' Group) is set to stage its third public protest on Saturday, 11 July, against parking charges at the access to Praia dos Três Irmãos in Alvor, describing the practice as “illegal and abusive”. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 9.30am at the entrance to the
Algarve Daily News10 JulPortugal given a slap on the wrist by EU: ‘You must improve on affordable housing and access to healthcare’
The Council of the European Union has pushed Portugal to urgently step up investment in affordable housing and improve access to healthcare, whilst ensuring that net expenditure remains within the fiscal limits already agreed, in a statement released today, 10 July.
Algarve Daily News9 JulBonnie Tyler and the Algarve: Remembering a 50-year love affair in the region that captured the Welsh singer’s heart
For countless fans around the globe, Bonnie Tyler will always be remembered for the pleasant raspy tones behind hits such as Total Eclipse of the Heart and Holding Out for a Hero. But, away from the prying eyes of the British press and the scalding spotlight of fame, the Welsh singer found an enduring sanctuary: Portug
Algarve Daily News9 JulFaro Hospital: 75-year-old Bonnie Tyler dies in Portugal, weeks after emergency surgery and coma
Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler has died at the age of 75 at Faro Hospital in Portugal, where she had been receiving treatment, her family announced on Wednesday, 9 July.
Algarve Daily News9 JulVilamoura: Algarve combats future droughts by welcoming new water plant for irrigating golf courses, gardens, and farmland
The Vilamoura Water Reuse Plant (ApR) was officially inaugurated today, marking another step in the Algarve's efforts to improve the region’s water resilience in the face of recurring drought periods in recent years. The facility will supply treated water for irrigating gardens, golf courses, and agricultural land, whi
Algarve Daily News8 JulLisbon Airport: 27-year-old Irish national attacks airport workers and police officers, one seriously injured in hospital
A Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP) officer was seriously injured after being violently assaulted at Lisbon Airport on Monday, 6 July, authorities said, as the Interior Ministry condemned what it described as an "unacceptable" attack on law enforcement.
Algarve Daily News8 JulGNR catch violent Algarve criminal gang which committed targeted robberies against elderly residents: Six suspects arrested
Six people have been arrested by the GNR on suspicion of working together in a criminal gang that targeted elderly and other vulnerable residents in violent robberies across the municipalities of Olhão and Faro, in the Algarve. Two of the suspects have been remanded in custody.
Algarve Daily News8 JulPublic servant arrested in Central Portugal on suspicion of running illegal immigration scheme
Portugal's Judicial Police (PJ) in Coimbra have arrested the head of a Tax and Customs office in central Portugal, along with two women and a businessman, on suspicion of running a fraudulent scheme to regularise the status of undocumented migrants.
Algarve Daily News7 JulAlgarve coastal trail being degraded by visitors, warns tourism operators: ‘Overcrowded footpaths, fake guides, human waste, and dangerous behaviour’
Local guides and tourism operators have released a statement warning of the increasing degradation of the Algarve’s much-loved 7 Vales Suspensos Trail, a coastal route located between Carvoeiro and Armação de Pêra.
Algarve Daily News7 JulElectric trains to begin operating on the Algarve railway line from 19 July, shortening travel times
The Algarve’s railway line is finally set to receive electric trains from 19 July, bringing more daily services, the end of the long-standing change of trains at Faro, and significantly shorter journey times.
Algarve Daily News7 JulPortimão: Police made 17 arrests during Afro Nation festival in Algarve, as 40,000 visitors partied on the beach
Seventeen people were arrested by Public Security Police (PSP) officers during this month’s Afro Nation festival, which ended on Sunday, 5 July, at the nightlife hotspot of Praia da Rocha in Portimão.
Algarve Daily News6 JulNorthern Portugal wildfire ‘dominated’: 15,000 hectares burnt, as firefighters keep watch for flare-ups
Firefighters continue to battle persistent flare-ups from the wildfire that broke out in Vouzela at 3:04am on Thursday, despite the blaze being brought under control, the commander of the local fire brigade has said.
Algarve Daily News6 Jul‘Get motorhomes out of residential and beach car parks’: Lagos urged to tackle campervan chaos
More than six years after commissioning an €18,500 study into motorhome tourism, Lagos municipal council has yet to introduce regulations governing the sector, local representatives from the Unitary Democratic Coalition (CDU) have claimed.
Algarve Daily News6 JulAlentejo: 16-year-old boy drowns in River Guadiana on team visit for children’s football tournament
The body of a 16-year-old boy who disappeared in the waters of the River Guadiana near Mértola, in Portugal's Beja district, has been recovered, emergency authorities have confirmed.
Algarve Daily News3 JulNorthern Portugal wildfire burns area larger than city of Porto in less than 33 hours: Almost 1,000 firefighters battle the challenging blaze, as villages evacuated
The forest wildfire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday, 2 July, in Vouzela, in Northern Portugal's Viseu district, and later spread into three neighbouring municipalities, has already scorched more than 7,000 hectares of woodland and scrub, according to European monitoring data.