Faro Council has approved the cancellation of an unused €16.42 million bank loan and is moving ahead with a new financing package worth almost €14 million for five municipal projects.

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A month-long programme of hands-on environmental activities is returning to the western Algarve this November, inviting residents, volunteers and visitors to get directly involved in restoring local landscapes. The Month

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Jack Johnson is returning to Portugal for the first time in almost two decades, with the American singer-songwriter confirmed as the first act announced for CoolJazz 2027. The musician will

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A traditional Algarve shoe once associated with the region’s fishing and rural communities will take centre stage in a new certified training course in Loulé. Loulé Criativo, in partnership with

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Zephyr Gallery in Silves will welcome American photographer Eric Roth for a special pop-up artist event on Saturday, October 24. Running from 11am to 2pm, the event will give visitors

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Portugal ended the Roller Hockey World Cup on a high by beating arch-rivals Spain 5-3 to claim the bronze medal in Paraguay. The Portuguese side had to come from behind

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Portimão’s Quinta Pedagógica will reopen to the public on Saturday, October 24 after around a year of maintenance and renovation works aimed at improving safety, sustainability and animal welfare. The

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Loulé Council has launched a new website – only available in Portuguese so far – dedicated entirely to the municipality’s five locally protected natural areas, bringing information about their landscapes,

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Norwegian sommelier Nikolai Haram Svorte has been crowned the ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2026, following a tense final at Lisbon’s Coliseum (Coliseu dos Recreios). The prestigious competition, organised

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The western Algarvet town of Sagres is getting a new three-day surf festival this autumn, with the first Sagres Sessions promising everything from competitions and adaptive surfing to live music,

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Loulé Council has issued a stark warning over the Algarve’s housing crisis, describing the situation as both a “housing emergency” and a “human emergency” and calling for exceptional powers to

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Almost 50 organised walks and trails will take place across the Alentejo over the weekend of October 31 and November 1 as part of an initiative designed to establish the

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After a late taste of summer in October, Portugal is heading for a cooler weekend. Temperatures will fall most noticeably in the northern and central interior, while the Algarve should

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An abandoned high-speed boat has been seized at Praia do Telheiro, in the Algarve municipality of Vila do Bispo. Maritime police were alerted at around 12.15pm on Thursday (October 15)

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Portugal’s Parliament has given its initial approval to proposals tightening the rules governing access to the National Health Service (SNS) for foreigners who do not live in the country, including

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Portimão Hospital has performed its first laparoscopic mastectomy combined with immediate breast reconstruction, marking another step in the introduction of minimally invasive breast surgery in the Algarve. The procedure was

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Lisbon Metro passengers face two more strikes before the end of the month, following the 24-hour stoppage that shut down the entire network on Wednesday. Workers have submitted notices for

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Portugal’s PJ criminal police have seized 556 kilograms of cocaine in the Porto area and arrested one man as part of an investigation into an organised crime group importing drugs

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Portuguese motorists face another sharp increase in the price of diesel from Monday, with prices expected to rise by 4.5 cents per litre, while petrol is forecast to become 1.5

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Portugal’s government has hardened its rhetoric over the housing protests in Porto, warning that it “will not give in to shouts from the street” and insisting the country’s housing crisis

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