The little rain that fell in October has not helped to relieve the pressure on the Algarve’s dams, meaning that the region continues to suffer from severe drought conditions.

Monchique Council, alongside the Order of Architects, will challenge national professionals to design a fire-resistant home. The idea was brought up this Tuesday, during the signing ceremony of a document between the two institutions, which allows for volunteer architects to prepare projects rebuild houses in the country, following the wildfires in August last year.

A newborn baby, with his umbilical cord still partially attached, was discovered by a homeless man in a bin in Lisbon last night.

The government has announced plans to revamp Portugal’s Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) in an effort to cut back on the hellish bureaucracy that haunts the process, as well as improving conditions for immigrants to the country. This also includes possible changes to the “golden visa” scheme.

The building was said to be one last vestiges of the golden days of Praia da Rocha. But no longer, because since Monday, November 4th, it has been undergoing demolition. The house is known as the House of the Count of Covilhã, and is a historical testimony of the early decades of the twentieth century.

AMAL, the previous main bus service operator, is set to pass on the Public Passenger Road Transport Service to EVA, aiming to “strengthen and improve mobility in 98 of the southern lines of the country”. This means that most of the Algarve’s bus network will be operated by the regional bus company starting in August 2020.

A group of volunteer architects have pledged to help rebuild houses affected by the 2018 summer wildfires, following the signing of a document earlier this afternoon in Monchique, between the Southern Regional Section of the Order of Architects, and the Council.

Algarve-elected PSD MPs want the Government to suspend the charging of expensive license fees to Algarvian shellfish-catchers who are affected by periods of total or partial bans of shellfish harvesting, which are enacted by the IPMA.