Algarve beach concession operators are facing criticism after objecting to a ruling by the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) confirming that beachgoers are entitled to place parasols on public beaches directly in front of licensed beach concessions.
A general strike against the controversial labour reform package proposed by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's government has disrupted multiple sectors across the Algarve today, forcing the closure of Employment Centres, shutting schools, reducing healthcare services to minimum levels, affecting waste collection and transport services, and leading to the cancellation of more than 40 flights at Faro Airport.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh began a three-day official visit to Portugal on Monday to mark the 640th anniversary of the Treaty of Windsor. From the National Archive to a tram ride through the streets of Lisbon, Edward and Sophie highlighted the enduring strength of the Anglo-Portuguese alliance and the affection that continues to bind the two nations before travelling on to Porto.
Peter Murrell, the convicted former chief executive of the Scottish National Party, regularly visited the Algarve with his now estranged wife, the former SNP First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Ricardo Salgado will not serve the 13-year prison sentence imposed on him after a Lisbon criminal court ruled that his advanced Alzheimer's disease makes imprisonment impossible.
The Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) has reversed its decision to replace the entire technical team responsible for the Algarve’s National Iberian Lynx Breeding Centre (CNRLI), located in the municipality of Silves, from 1st June.
Business groups have come out to contest Albufeira’s new nightlife restrictions, in a call for dialogue with local authorities to minimise the impact of earlier closing hours on the local economy.
President António José Seguro today warned that 301,000 children in Portugal are living in poverty, calling for a collective effort to safeguard childhood.
