This week, Olhão City Council is starting road works on Avenida D. João VI, at the intersection with Rua Dâmaso da Encarnação and Rua 18 de Junho, which include the construction of a roundabout in the area known as Quatro Estradas.
On Friday, Volunteer Firefighters from Albufeira carried out the controlled collapse of part of a cliff, on Praia do Olheiros, in Olhos de Água.
Today, January 3rd, the first stone of the new Family Health Unit (USF) of São Brás de Alportel has been laid, the start of a project costing more than two million euros.
An 11 year old girl died yesterday evening, after being run over by a heavy goods vehicle at around 5.30pm, on one of the city’s main roads.
Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has reaffirmed Portugal’s commitment to increasing defence spending to 2.0% of GDP by 2029, but some other NATO countries, particularly the United States, say that is not nearly good enough.
A 65 year old man was arrested on Tuesday, after two off-duty police officers from the Special Police Unit came across the individual “committing dangerous driving acts."
There will be restrictions on road traffic along Estrada de Paderne, between Ferreiras and Cerro do Ouro, until April 11th, due to the replacement of large diameter water supply pipes.
The recent rains have filled many of the Algarve's streams, resulting in a significant increase in water in the Algarve's dams, especially in the east of the region.
