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Algarve Daily News14 Aug

19-year-old British cyclist Finlay Tarling killed in Volta a Portugal, after colliding with lorry

Finlay Tarling, a 19-year-old Welsh cyclist, died on Friday afternoon, 14 August during the eighth stage of the Volta a Portugal in Ponte de Lima, in Northern Portugal, after colliding with a goods van travelling in the opposite direction to the race. The race was subsequently suspended.

Algarve Daily News10 Aug

‘Algarve’s landfills only have capacity for two more years’: Campaigners slam Government’s €300 million plans to end waste crisis with rubbish incineration facility

Environmental group Zero has described plans to build a new waste incineration facility in the Algarve as a decision that amounts to a huge “mismanagement” of the public interest, arguing that waste prevention, reuse, and recycling should instead be the region’s priorities.

Algarve Daily News6 Jul

Alentejo: 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 News2 Jul

Algarvian footballer Mateus Fernandes signed to Tottenham Hotspurs, in club’s most expensive signing ever

Portuguese midfielder and Olhão local Mateus Fernandes has completed a move to Tottenham Hotspur after spending last season at West Ham United, who were relegated from the Premier League.