Algarve Daily News4d agoAlgarve will be getting ‘major industrial zone’, following outcry over region being left out of plans
Portugal’s Minister for the Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, confirmed this week that the Algarve will be included in the Government’s plans to develop seven new major business areas across Portugal.
Algarve Daily News5d ago'Just a Change Association' renovates 5 families homes in Lagoa
The Municipality of Lagoa and the Just a Change Association have carried out renovation works at five homes in the municipality, benefiting 13 people experiencing socioeconomic vulnerability.
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 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 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 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 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 AugAlvor invests €15 million in upgrading irrigation system, aiming to cut water losses by around 60%
The modernisation of the Alvor Irrigation Scheme represents an investment of around €15 million and is designed to reduce water losses across the Alvor-Bravura Irrigation line.
Algarve Daily News25 AugCommunist Party leader brings campaign to Algarve, attacking Government over low wages and public investment
Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) secretary-general Paulo Raimundo took his party’s message to the stage in the Algarve, visiting Lagoa’s FATACIL fair, before addressing a rally in Olhão, where he called for a shift in economic and social policy for the region.
Algarve Daily News7 Aug‘Algarve is a rich region, but with poor workers’: Trouble in paradise, as locals call for changes to the region’s paradoxical economy
A street demonstration in Faro today, 7 August, organised by the Algarve Trade Union Federation (USAL), called for an end to precarious employment, higher wages, and better living conditions for everyone in the region.
Algarve Daily News4 AugAlgarvians to take to streets of Faro in protest against low wages and rising cost of living
The Algarve Union of Trade Unions (USAL/CGTP-IN) has called a regional day of action for 7 August in Faro, demanding better living and working conditions, and warning of what it describes as a labour market marked by insecurity, low wages, and a rising cost of living.
Algarve Daily News30 JulPolice bust criminal network in Algarve responsible for defrauding over €1.6 million: Seven arrested
The Judicial Police (PJ), through its Southern Directorate, has detained seven men suspected of belonging to an organised criminal network, based largely in the Algarve, and allegedly involved in acquiring companies through so-called “front men”, with the aim of defrauding businesses and financial institutions.
Algarve Daily News24 JulAlcoutim to invest €139,000 in wildfire prevention partnership with Algarvian hunting associations
Alcoutim Municipal Council is set to sign a cooperation agreement with the Algarve Hunters' Federation and 25 local hunting clubs and associations to strengthen rural wildfire prevention and promote the sustainable management of the municipality's landscape.
Algarve Daily News20 Jul‘The Algarve deserves better than second-hand trains from the 1970s’: Campaign group calls for greater investment in region’s railways
A local campaign group has welcomed the completion of the electrification of the Algarve’s railway line as a significant step forward in the modernisation of the region's rail network, but criticised the decision to deploy second-hand rolling stock rather than new trains.
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 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 News25 Jun‘More police officers, new stations, and expanded CCTV coverage across Algarve’, guarantees Government minister in visit
Portugal’s Interior Minister, Luís Neves, has met with local authority leaders and security officials across the Algarve as part of preparations for a new investment programme covering police staffing, infrastructure, and CCTV systems.
Algarve Daily News16 JunAlbufeira strengthens Bombeiros’ fire response with new €912,000 vehicle investment
Albufeira City Council is set to invest more than €912,000 in four new firefighting vehicles for the town’s volunteer fire brigade, in a move aimed at strengthening its operational capacity and improving its response to rural wildfires.