The demolition of homes on the Ria Formosa island of Culatra continued today with the Polis Society overseeing the destruction of eight properties in the village of Farol. Six properties in Hangares are scheduled for destruction on Thursday, Nov 8th.
Home owners had filed injunctions, but this did not prevent the demolitions from moving ahead even though the injured parties said they had not been informed by Loulé Court of any final decision.
The Algarve’s Councils have set aside more than €500,000 to cheer up their shopping streets with Christmas lights this year.
In most municipalities, the lights will switched on at the beginning of December to get shoppers in the festive mood and boost retail sales.
In the first nine months of this year, fish and seafood sold at auction in the Algarve raked in more than €33 million, according to data from the Directorate General of Maritime Services.
Olhão's fishermen moved the largest amount of fish and generated the most income for the region.
The president of Quercus plans to sell some of the organisation's land, purchased with donations, to the owner of a hunting estate.
Quercus is the environmental organisation, founded in 1985, whose membership is composed of citizens who have an interest in the conservation of nature, natural resources and in defence of the environment in general.
The Ria Formosa lagoon once was home to the largest community of seahorses in the world but the creatures now are in danger of extinction after a recent survey showed their numbers have declined below the level from which they can recover.
The reason for the decline in numbers is the illegal netting of the timid creatures, for drying out and sale into the Chinese medicine market.
The mayor of Albufeira has signed a commitment to spend €301,000 on the Council's Sports Development Programme.
In total, 17 contracts will benefit 3,063 athletes involved in 27 types of sport, including basketball, gymnastics, acrobatic gymnastics, karate, soccer, futsal, athletics, jiu-jitsu, muay thai, cycling, squash, judo, ballroom dancing, fishing, fencing, hip hop, ballet, yoga, boxing, volleyball, martial arts, self defence, dancing, swimming and figure skating.
The takeover of 12 buildings in the villages of Farol and Hangars on Culatra Island in the Ria Formosa, which was to take place today, was postponed after Loulé Court accepted petitions for injunctions, filed by the owners.
The president of the Lighthouse Island Association said that the owners of the houses received the notification from the Administrative and Fiscal Court of Loulé on Monday. Polis Litoral Ria Formosa now has ten days to respond.
Olhão Council will mark the National Day of the Sea, on November 16, with a seminar entitled, ‘The Sea Sector in Olhão and the Algarve - Threats and Opportunities.’
The initiative, which takes place in the Council's municipal auditorium from 14:30 hours, is arranged by the Council’s Gabinete de Apoio ao Empresário (Office of Support to the Entrepreneur).
