Algarve Daily News11 SeptAfter decades of waiting, Alcoutim and Sanlúcar mayors demand action on Algarve-Andalusia bridge over Guadiana
Alcoutim Council and Sanlúcar de Guadiana Town Hall have called for a “final push” from the Portuguese and Spanish governments to push through plans for an international bridge linking the two neighbouring towns across the Guadiana River.
Algarve Daily News11 SeptPortugal’s schools have ‘lost quality and rigour’ admits prime-minister, as country’s PISA score continues nosedive since 2015
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro acknowledged on Friday, 11 September, in Setúbal, that the quality and rigour of education have declined over recent years, but said the Government is taking measures to reverse the deterioration in pupils’ learning outcomes.
Algarve Daily News10 SeptFaro to take over abandoned commercial quay, with plans for 500-boat natural marina
Faro City Council is set to take over management of the commercial quay on 18 September, paving the way for the creation of a natural marina with capacity for 500 boats, the municipality announced today, 10 September.
Algarve Daily News10 SeptLisbon council fined €463,700 after giving Russian embassy private data of anti-Putin protesters
Lisbon City Council has been ordered to pay a €463,700 fine for sharing the personal data of Russian activists protesting Putin’s regime, in the latest ruling in the national ‘Russiagate’ case. The penalty is less than half of the €1.25 million fine initially imposed by Portugal’s data protection regulator, the Nationa
Algarve Daily News9 SeptTavira Court orders shutdown of Cerro do Meio quarry, following months of noise, dust, and broken promises
Tavira Court has ordered the owner of the “Cerro do Meio” quarry, Miner Blanc, to close down operations at the site “immediately and permanently”, in a ruling welcomed by residents of the Luz de Tavira and Santo Estêvão civil parishes. A group of local residents brought a special legal action before Tavira Court seekin
Algarve Daily News9 SeptFlights cancelled at Faro Airport over technical failure affecting UK’s air traffic control system
A technical failure affecting the UK’s air traffic control system led to the cancellation today of nine flights between London and Portuguese airports, among at least 250 flights disrupted across the UK.
Algarve Daily News8 SeptOlhão PSP officers deny beating handcuffed Moroccan man to death, telling judge they are innocent - doctor gives expert testimony
Two PSP (Public Security Police) officers from Olhão accused of abducting and killing a Moroccan man in March 2024 went on trial at Faro Court today, 8th September, denying responsibility for the victim’s death.
Algarve Daily News8 SeptPublic prosecutors move to remove Rui Cristina from office after Albufeira mayor allegedly gives council job to his sister
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched legal proceedings seeking the removal from office of Albufeira Mayor Rui Cristina at Loulé’s Administrative and Fiscal Court, following a petition submitted by the citizens’ group “Albufeira sem Medo” (Albufeira Without Fear), the informal group announced.
Algarve Daily News8 SeptFaro’s Socialist mayor takes aim at his predecessor: ‘We were left a legacy of €2 million debt, delayed projects, and ageing networks’
António Miguel Pina, mayor of Faro, has accused the previous municipal administration of leaving projects without the necessary conditions to move forward, as well as leaving the council with outstanding debts to FAGAR, a municipal business responsible for water and waste management, amounting to around €2 million a ye
Algarve Daily News7 SeptCarvoeiro parking chaos may end, as Council approve plans for €6 million underground car park
Plans for a long-awaited €6 million underground car park in Carvoeiro, part of the municipality of Lagoa, have taken a significant step forward, with the project expected to go out to public tender for construction early next year.
Algarve Daily News7 SeptQuercus attacks Algarve incinerator plans as ‘anachronistic and unsuitable’, advocating for households to be charged based on the rubbish they produce
Quercus, Portugal’s National Association for Nature Conservation, has criticised the Government’s decision to build a waste incinerator in the Algarve, describing it as an “anachronistic and inappropriate” solution to the region’s seasonal peaks in waste production.
Algarve Daily News7 SeptBernie Ecclestone, 95, detained in Cascais over illegal shotgun on private jet
Former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone was detained at Tires Aerodrome in Cascais this morning, 7 September, after arriving in Portugal in his private jet. He is being investigated by Portugal’s Tax and Customs Authority over the alleged transportation of a shotgun.
Algarve Daily News4 SeptAlbufeira’s Rui Cristina wins Worst Mayor of the Month Award: The ‘anti-corruption’ mayor who is facing a criminal investigation, with just a year in office
August tends to be one of the quieter months in Portugal’s political calendar, with Parliament in recess until the middle of September, and many city-dwellers flocking to villas and hotels in the Algarve from Lisbon and Porto, much like migratory birds, hoping to sun their feathers along the coast like gulls. However,
Algarve Daily News4 SeptZoomarine frees two rescued sea turtles. When will the same freedom be given to dolphins exploited at their controversial tourist shows?
Two juvenile loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, named Xianna and Xaloc, have been returned to the ocean after undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at the Zoomarine Algarve’s Porto d’Abrigo rehabilitation centre.
Algarve Daily News4 SeptAlgarve politicians chase Government, after region is left out of major plan to industrialize in six ‘strategic business areas’
Socialist Party (PS) politicians in Faro have questioned why the Algarve has been left out of the six strategic business areas announced by the Government this week.
Algarve Daily News3 SeptDutch owner of Fábrica do Inglês Cork Museum signs archival collection into the hands of Silves Council
Silves Town Council today formally took custody of the documentary and archival collection of the freshly-opened Cork Museum, following the signing of a donation agreement by the company that acquired the property, 16 years after the museum shut its doors.
Algarve Daily News3 SeptOne year on from Glória funicular crash that killed 16 people, including 3 Britons, Lisbon Mayor plants commemorative tree
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas said today was a day to remember the victims, speaking after a ceremony one year on from the Glória funicular derailment, which claimed 16 lives and injured 24 people.
Algarve Daily News3 SeptPortugal’s Parliament tables no-confidence motion, after Chega calls out alleged corruption of cabinet minister
Parliament will debate next Tuesday, 8 September, a motion of no confidence in the Government tabled by the populist right-wing Chega party this week. The decision was taken on Thursday, 3 September, by the Conference of Parliamentary Leaders and, according to the body’s spokesperson, Social Democratic Party (PSD) MP F
Algarve Daily News2 SeptAlbufeira: 34-year-old British tourist stabbed by partner in front of her child in luxury hotel corridor
A 34-year-old British woman died after being stabbed at the Alfagar Alto Da Colina, a four-star hotel in the popular resort town of Albufeira, in southern Portugal’s Algarve, on Tuesday, 1 September. The main suspect is the victim’s partner, a 34-year-old British man, who was arrested by the authorities at the scene of
Algarve Daily News2 SeptSpanish investment manager Alfana buys Forum Algarve shopping centre for nearly €130 million
Spanish investment manager Alfana Investment Management has acquired the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro for close to €130 million, in what is expected to be the company’s first international acquisition.
Algarve Daily News1 SeptInterior Minister says political attacks have ‘crossed all limits’, after Ventura compares him to ‘gangster’ over alleged dodgy dealings
Portugal’s Minister for Internal Administration, Luís Neves, has accused Chega leader André Ventura of going beyond legitimate political scrutiny after Ventura compared him to a “gangster” and suggested he could be linked to drug dealing.
Algarve Daily News1 SeptAlgarve farmers face a decade of change: water, funding, and ageing workforce come under pressure
Water, European Union funding, an ageing population, and the ability, or inability, to invest will be the main determining factors for the future of agriculture in the Algarve over the next decade, this was the message of a seminar in Lagoa this week, gathering 100 farmers, public officials, business representatives, a
Algarve Daily News31 AugLong-awaited Alcoutim-Sanlúcar bridge linking Algarve to Andalusia gets funding lifeline, despite environmental woes on Spanish side
The Guadiana International Bridge opened to the public in August 1991, and since then has remained the only route linking the Algarve to southern Spain. However, another long awaited bridge, this one farther in-land, in Alcoutim, could still be built with Recovery and Resilience Plan funding (PRR), something that has r
Algarve Daily News31 AugMonchique’s nameless roads, no longer: Council names 48 streets in bid to fix long-standing address problems
Monchique Council has completed a long-running street-naming process, assigning 48 new names to roads and public spaces in Marmelete and the town of Monchique.