Algarve Daily News6 OctSilves: Meet the shepherd and four-legged maintenance crew who keep Amendoeira Golf Resort in good trim
Every day, shepherd André Gonçalves leads his flock of sheep and goats across hundreds of hectares of the Amendoeira Golf Resort in Alcantarilha, part of the Algarve's Silves municipality, giving the courses a rural trim under the curious gaze of visiting golfers.
Algarve Daily News20 AugExtreme heat leaves dozens of fish dead near Armação de Pêra, as Council urgently works to fix issue
Critically low oxygen levels in the water of the Alcantarilha creek near Armação de Pêra, caused by extreme heat, are leading to the washing up of dozens of dead fish. The local council has been prompted to urgently prepare an operation to flush and replenish the waterway.