Portugal has been crowned the champion of European living and the number two haven on the planet by International Living in 2024.

On the 15th of December 2023, the 10th quarterly meeting was held to follow up and monitor the work to correct environmental anomalies at the Corticeira Amorim factory in Vale de Lama, Silves. Amorim Cork Insulation (ACI) hosted the meeting at the factory premises, which was attended by Councillor Maxime Sousa Bispo and representatives of CCDR- Algarve, the Pestana group and the Residents' Committee “Vizinhos da Fabrica”.

The IPMA have issued yellow warning in most of the districts throughout the country, due to storm Irene, expected to hit the mainland tomorrow.

Lisbon and Porto airports are testing new facial recognition technologies, meaning that in the future, you may no longer need to present an identification document when travelling by plane.

This beautiful, 300 year old Japanese camellia has won has won this years' Tree of the Year competition and will go on to represent Portugal in the international competition, which takes place in February.

Portuguese politicians are gearing up for the snap legislative election to be held on March 10th.  Globally, it will be just one of the biggest number of national elections ever held in a single year.

Teachers in the 2nd and 3rd cycles and secondary education are working, on average, more than 50 hours per week, according to preliminary data from the survey carried out by Fenprof between September and October 2023 and which involved 4,471 teachers from across the country.

As part of the reform of the primary health care National Health Service (SNS), the Algarve now has three new Family Health Units (USF), in Portimão, Lagoa and Castro Marim.