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Some of the world’s leading names in space exploration are heading to Coimbra later this month for a two-day summit covering everything from lunar science and the search for another The post NASA and ESA …

Three of Portugal’s best-known fado singers will take to the stage on the same night next month, as Ana Moura, Cuca Roseta and Raquel Tavares perform at Solverde casinos from The post Fado singers bring …

Police authorities have seized 42 tonnes of cocaine since January this year, 17 more than in the whole of 2025, national director of the Judicial Police (PJ), Carlos Cabreiro, has The post Cocaine seizures in …

APAA’s white van has become synonymous with the pickups and deliveries on behalf of the Association for Protection of Animals Algarve, notoriously driven by its president Jenny Clarke. “I am The post Fair pickings and …

Budget watchdog UTAO (full title: Technical Budget Support Unit) is querying the government’s forecasts for employment growth and prices in 2027, highlighting discrepancies with recent data. In its analysis of The post Budget watchdog queries …

More than 3,500 people took part in this year’s Mamamaratona in Quarteira, turning Jardim Filipe Jonas into a hub of sport, health promotion and charity on October 18. Now in The post Over 3,500 turn …

A temporary fundraising space at the Armazém Regimental in Lagos has raised €8,349 for Cadela Carlota & Companhia, helping to support the care of abandoned dogs and cats in the The post Algarve animal rescue …

The removal of asbestos from the former Cascais secondary school has resumed, but continues to face criticism. Cascais City Council says it complies with all safety rules when removing this The post Asbestos removal in …

A pilot project using surveillance sensors and AI-equipped drones to prevent and combat fires aims to reach a potential fire within 10 minutes, the government said today. “It’s a faster The post Pilot project underway …

Portugal is among the European countries where breast cancer incidence has risen most sharply among younger women over the past two decades, according to new OECD and European Commission data. The post Portugal among EU …

A 34-year-old English man suffered a traumatic brain injury this Tuesday afternoon, 20 October, after falling around 10 metres (33ft) from a cliff near Praia do Amado, in the Algarve municipality of Aljezur.

More than 42,000 hectares of stone pine grow across the Algarve, much of it producing few pine cones, if any. Tapping these trees for resin may give owners a fresh source of income, with the …

Over 200 people gathered in Faro over the weekend to protest against sky-high property prices in the Algarve, and to demand solutions that would allow the region’s workers to be relieved of the crushing weight …

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for 30 days and fined €255 for storming out of the national team’s training camp in Denmark at the end of last month. The Portuguese Football Federation’s (FPF) disciplinary council …

A housing protest that has occupied the heart of Porto for several nights was forced to stand down in the early hours of Friday, 16 October, with organisers pointing the finger at far-right infiltrators.

A social media influencer from Portimão, known online as Mia, has been arrested by the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) on suspicion of commissioning the kidnapping of an online follower from Espinho, in the Aveiro district.

The Algarve has roughly 103,000 more insured light vehicles on its roads than it did nine years ago, according to a report issued alongside a new regional mobility plan presented in Faro this week. The …

Quercus, the environmental NGO based in Lisbon, has come out firmly against the planned Foupana dam in the Algarve municipalities of Alcoutim and Castro Marim. The association argues that it would destroy the last large …

Mercadona opened its first Algarve supermarket this Thursday morning, 15 October, at the Nova Vila Retail Park in Portimão.

A fire tore through the Horta da Areia social housing estate in Faro early this Tuesday afternoon, 13 October, destroying at least two prefabricated homes and several outbuildings and leaving 29 people displaced. No injuries …

Combater a desinformação, que leva à discriminação, ao ódio e ao racismo, para melhor compreender as diferenças e integrar na comunidade as pessoas que procuram o nosso país e concelho para aqui cons...

O Município de Lagos participou ontem, dia 15 de outubro, em Lisboa, na FINA 2026 – Feira de Inovação e Negócios Azuis, promovida pelo Centro de Competência em Economia Azul (C2EA), que reúne entidad...

O Barão de São João – Walk & Art Fest regressa, de 6 a 8 de novembro, para mais uma edição que convida a descobrir a natureza, explorar formas de expressão artística e celebrar a …

Realizado no Centro Cultural de Lagos, no passado dia 3 de outubro, e contando com o apoio das câmaras municipais (Aljezur, Lagos e Vila do Bispo) que integram a entidade organizadora, o II Congresso...

A atividade «E temos o povo…», realizada no final de setembro, na Meia Praia, reviveu o 25 de Abril, recordou o projeto SAAL e debateu os desafios da Habitação. A iniciativa, promovida pela Comissão ...

O Município de Lagos foi distinguido com três prémios no IV Congresso Cidade Social, que decorreu nos dias 1 e 2 de outubro, em Lagoa e Portimão, reunindo cerca de 400 participantes de todo o …

Num evento acompanhado por cerca de duas centenas de participantes, que contou com o apoio do município de Lagos, o Hospital Terras do Infante (HTI) e a ULS Algarve “abriram as portas” à comunidade p...

A Câmara Municipal de Lagos assinou dois acordos de financiamento para intervenções nas áreas da gestão da água e da resiliência do território às alterações climáticas. O acordo mais recente - assina...

A Associação Portuguesa dos Municípios com Centro Histórico (APMCH), o Centro Europeu de Riscos Urbanos (CERU) e a Câmara Municipal de Lagos promovem, no próximo dia 30 de outubro, o Encontro sobre o...

A Câmara Municipal de Lagos recebeu um prémio de reconhecimento pelo trabalho desenvolvido ao longo de mais de três décadas em prol dos direitos do consumidor. A iniciativa partiu Direção-Geral do Co...