Algarve Daily News6d agoPortimão: Authorities rush to clear blanket of exotic algae on Praia do Alemão before foul smell attracts pests
Part of the coastline in Portimão has been transformed by a thick carpet of brown algae, rugulopteryx okamurae , with tonnes of the invasive species washing ashore and covering stretches of sand.
Algarve Daily News26 AugIrish tourist describes “frightening” Albufeira hit-and-run after being dragged on car bonnet, as majority of 16 victims discharged from hospital
A majority of the 16 people injured in a hit-and-run incident in Albufeira, during the early hours of Tuesday, 25th August, have been discharged from Portimão Hospital, with two seriously injured victims remaining under intensive care, according to the Algarve Local Health Unit (ULS).
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.