Drugs, weapons and money have been seized during searches aimed at dismantling a trafficking network operating in Faro and Olhão.
On Monday, nine suspects - six men and three women, aged between 30 and 57 and related to each other - were detained by the Criminal Investigation team of the Faro GNR.
The big events across the Algarve may be open but smaller annual festivals continue to offer fun for locals and visitors, with the emphasis on food.
The 16th edition of the Dry Fruits Fair will take place from the 1st to the 3rd of September, in Largo de la Junta de Freguesia, in Alcantarilha, Silves.
The event aims to promote traditional local and regional products, with a clear emphasis on nuts such as almond and carob, and dried figs. There are always a variety of stands linked to handicrafts, gastronomy and sweets.
Lagos council is to open a pet cemetery on September 8, next to the municipal kennel.
The construction of the graveyard for the area’s deceased pets was one of the three most voted projects in the Lagos Participative Budget which formed part of the 2016 municipal budget.
The Environment Minister’s visit to Olhão last Monday for discussions with mayor Antónia Pina has resolved the Armona island land classification problems that have been the focus of international attention - due to the efforts of a British couple whose half-built home was under order to be demolished.
The construction of the seaside property owned by Paul Roseby and James Tod had been authorised by Olhão council despite the land area being national maritime reserve.
October 1st is the date set for Portugal's local elections when the Câmara Municipal and the Junta de Freguesia presidents are selected
In the Algarve, the parties below are fielding candidates. This list is followed by a brief look at each of the 16 council areas in the Algarve region.
The Pink ‘Un observed in an article published on Tuesday, August 29th, that offers of solidarity and the patchy aid received by Portugal’s councils affected by this summer’s rash of forest fires, is not enough to compensate for the general abandonment of rural areas and decades of neglect.
The fires, which have devastated large swathes of central Portugal since June, have highlighted the removal of political power from rural inland areas, according to the FT.
The Minister of Internal Administration has ordered an inquiry into the "alleged participation" of a State employee on a trip financed by Oracle, a US technology company.
The note from the minister's office comes after a State employee “of an MAI-dependent structure” traveled to San Francisco on a trip paid for by Oracle at the time of Oracle Open World 2014.
This year's edition of FATACIL, the trades, craft and music event in Lagoa which ended on Sunday, was visited by more than 170,000 visitors.
In the last three days, over 70,000 people went through the gate with 25,000 going on Friday to see Xutos & Pontapés perform.
