Faro, Lisbon, Porto, Braga and Viana do Castelo will host a silent march “For Our Children”, to draw attention to "the decadent state of education in Portugal".
Several groups of people who are against the construction of a desalination plant in the Algarve expressed their opposition to the project last Wednesday, saying it will cause an “environmental crime” in Praia da Falésia, in Albufeira.
Cameras that detect and automatically fine poorly parked cars should start operating in Portugal in March. The system was announced in August last year.
Everyone in the Algarve must greatly reduce their consumption of water in any way they possibly can, to help in what is being described as the worst drought situation ever in the region.
From February 1st, the collection of food bio-waste in the Horeca area of Albufeira has begun, namely in restaurants in the Guia area, but to be extended to collections at public schools.
The iconic beachside restaurant Paraiso in Luz has been completely destroyed by a fire which began just after midnnight, on Wednesday.
The Municipality of Faro recently installed computers, monitors and interactive panels in the 20 primary schools in the municipality.
From Thursday, in addition to heavy rain and strong wind, sea disturbances are also expected due to storm Karlota, putting mainland Portugal under a yellow warning.
