The PS (Socialist Party) won 12 of the 16 municipal councils in the Algarve in yesterdays elections, adding two more to the ten places it had held since 2017.

A 74-year-old man died at Armação de Pêra beach at the weekend, “after allegedly feeling ill and becoming lifeless in the water” said lifeguards, who carried out the rescue and immediately started resuscitation until the arrival of INEM.

With 85% of the population in Portugal reached, the Government have decided to move the country into the new phase of deconfinement on October 1st, with further easing of restrictions. So what will change?

Although its not a countrywide problem, the shortage of teachers continues to worsen in Algarve, Setúbal and Lisbon, with more than 100,000 primary and secondary students without at least one teacher at the beginning of this school year according to the Portuguese teachers federation, Fenprof.

The Municipality of Albufeira has a new pedestrian route and challenges residents and tourists to discover the Old Town of the city. It is an urban circuit, with a main route and three complementary routes, which allows those who like to walk to discover the history, heritage and main points of interest in the area.

The task force that coordinates the vaccination process against Covid-19 have called for all people who have not yet received their second vaccination dose to go to any vaccination centre, using the “open house” facility.

EasyPark, a company that prides itself on cutting-edge parking technology that simplifies urban life “one parking spot at a time” has finally arrived in Portugal. The app, which up to now has been available in European countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and France, has been designed to help drivers find parking spots and charge electric cars. It is now operational in 27 countries across the globe.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere have placed the districts of Setúbal, Beja and Faro under yellow warning today, in effect between 14:00 and 18:00, due to the forecast of showers, which can be locally strong and accompanied by thunderstorms.