According to a Government order, tolls for the A22 and other motorways will be reduced by up to 30% for light vehicles, from January 1st 2024.

A new bilateral agreement between the UK and Portugal on the mutual recognition and exchange of driving licences officially came into force on 31st December 2023.

The Municipalities of Lagoa in the Algarve and Tarifa in Spain, are working together to mitigate the negative impact that the invasive marine alga, Rugulopterix Okamurae, has had on the tourism sector.

Irrigated farmers have appealed for better use of the water the country has, believing there are solutions to its scarcity in the Algarve, a region where reserves are at extremely low levels.

According to data from the European Environment Agency, the best air quality in Europe in 2021 and 2022 belonged to Faro,  Europe's least polluted city.

A Ryanair flight between Manchester and Tenerife, was forced to make an emergency landing at Faro Airport this morning, due to a problem identified in one of the engines.

There are more and more vacant or closed houses that are being occupied in Faro, and other locations in the Algarve, without the owners' knowledge.

A 53 year old man was rescued by an Air Force helicopter at the weekend, from a trawling vessel in Portimão. (video)