Lagos firefighters rescued a woman and her two dogs, when they became isolated near their home due to the sudden rise in water levels after the heavy rains.

Tavira City Council has launched a public tender for the construction of health service buildings, with an estimated investment of more than 9.8 million euros, including European funds.

The former “Lugar do Rio” restaurant, located next to the Arade River and next to the Portimão Arena, is to be made in to a new Youth Space for the young people in the area.

A remarkably innovative way to help prevent plastic waste from contaminating the oceans has been devised in Portugal - ‘bubble barriers'.

Portimão police have arrested a 45 year old man on suspicion of sexual abuse of a teenager for several weeks, at the end of last year.

The Bravura dam in the Algarve will begin modernisation work in the coming weeks to prevent current water leaks, an initial investment of 11.2 million euros for the first phase.

The GNR in Loulé have arrested as 46 year old woman for stealing a safe from an elderly lady's home, opportunistically while the house was on fire.

The National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) has issued a warning about a new email fraud attempt that is circulating, associated with the payment of a €120 fine.