There are 116 buildings on Faro island that the government considers illegal and which are due to be demolished as part of the Polis associations’ master plan to return the Ria Formosa islands to a more natural state.
The eviction notices have gone out and the inevitable fines detailed for those who delay their departure. No compensation is payable.
An exciting new development in pesticides has been created by a British firm using everyday products against lethal fungi and pests.
British firm Eden Research has created an alternative to chemical pesticides by combining natural items, such as tea tree oil and lemon juice, and crucially finding a way to ensure that the product stays active on the crops for longer than a few hours.
California’s Silicon Valley is home to Apple, Facebook, Google, Yahoo! and eBay. The tech industry there is booming.
The result is the most extreme wealth disparity in America.
Guardians of history in Córdoba, Spain have challenged the subtle change of name for Andalusia’s second most important tourist site.
The unique building had been billed as Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral, but in recent years the word mosque has gently slipped away on the monument’s website, leaflets and tickets.
Two years after a fire destroyed the Portimão Retail Park, the DIY store AKI is opening a store in Portimão at Cruz da Parteira, Cabeço do Mocho.
Management promise a new image for the store which will open on Wednesday, 10 December aiming to capitalise on the Christmas market.
The sale of Novo Banco is to go ahead as widely hinted, with invitation letters to be sent out next week to potential buyers.
The plan is to complete the sale by the end of July 2015 and with this in mind the Bank of Portugal has pre-selected those it wished to bid for Novo Banco, the ‘good bank’ part of failed BES.
The Algarve’s hoteliers’ association said today that its members’ turnover rose 10.4% in November compared to last year.
The overall average occupancy rate per room was also 9.2% up on last November, according to the association in its monthly assessment which amrks a significant improvement in the off season market.
A former Conservative official says the UK government has manipulated the definition of “winter” in order to deprive expats of winter fuel payments.
Roger Boaden, 74, called it a “cruel” move. Boaden, now resident in France, formerly managed three election campaign tours for Margaret Thatcher during his 30 year career with the Conservative Party.
