The Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Ana Abrunhosa, announced today that the Government will reduce tolls by 30% on several ex-SCUT roads, including the A22, A23 and A24.

An off duty GNR soldier stepped in to detain a man who threatened another with a knife during argument in Olhão, on Tuesday.

The PSP of Olhão arrested a 34 year old man at the weekend, on suspicion of robbery for committing the crime of threatening an employee and resisting arrest.

Alte resident, Albertina Madeira has reached the grand old age of 100 years old, and has no plans to retire from running Alte village newspaper Ecos da Serra.

The captain of the port of Portimão, Eduardo Godinho, has issued a ban on canoes, kayaks and surfboards on six beaches in Lagoa in the interest of safety of vessels and people.

Portugal's government announced on Monday that it had created extraordinary support of €25,000 for beekeepers affected by the fires that occurred in May and August this year in the municipalities of Aljezur, Monchique, and Odemira.

Unfortunately since June this year, when demonstrators believed Amorim were involved in addressing the problem of smoke pollution from their factory in Silves, the situation has in fact worsened.

Several residents who live nearby a plot of land located on Estrada Nacional EN2, in Faro have expressed theuir concern regarding a piece of land which has accumulated trash : “It looks like a dumpster.”