A local man decided to unblocked the mouth of the Aljezur river by hand, with a shovel, after the river flow was blocked by silt.

The Public Security Police of Portimão are celebrating the installation of air conditioning in the city police station, a € 223,000 investment by the Municipality of Portimão.

The Autódromo do Algarve will open its main grandstand doors to motorsport lovers, with free entry from February 21st to 25th for MotoE, Moto2 and Moto3 testing and races.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) have reported that after the recent rains the drought situation has lessened ever so slightly. However, the Algarve still remains at a 'moderate drought' level.

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.