Algarve Daily News25 SeptAlvor drug smugglers: Police arrest 14 men, seizing four dinghies and 142 jerrycans over two incidents
The Maritime Police seized two vessels, two engines, and five fuel jerrycans hidden in the vegetation along the coast of Alvor (Portimão municipality) yesterday, 24 September, suspecting they were part of a network supporting maritime drug trafficking. The same day, also in Alvor, 14 men were arrested while refuelling
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 News10 JulAlvor residents to stage protest against ‘illegal and abusive’ Pestana car park charges at Praia dos Três Irmãos
The Grupo de Cidadãos Indignados (Indignant Citizens' Group) is set to stage its third public protest on Saturday, 11 July, against parking charges at the access to Praia dos Três Irmãos in Alvor, describing the practice as “illegal and abusive”. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 9.30am at the entrance to the