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Swedish home store brand IKEA announced that it is due to sign a contract with Loulé Town Hall on 2 December for the opening of an Inter IKEA shopping centre in 2015. IKEA spokeswoman Ana Teresa told Lusa News Agency that the contract “confirms the Swedish company’s intention to carry out a project in the Algarve before 2015 and bring the brand to more Portuguese people.” Representatives from Loulé Town Hall such as the mayor Seruca Emídio, Kristina Johansson from IKEA Portugal

Project Seahorse, a worldwide project to save this endangered marine animal is looking to create artificial habitat structures in the Ria Formosa national park, which is known to be home to one of the densest seahorse colonies in the world. The aim of this project, which is led by specialists from around the world, including Portugal, is to conserve seahorse populations. Loss of habitat due to dredging and the movement of boats is highlighted as the likely cause for the decline in seahorse populations in the Ria Formosa, which have reduced by 85 percent since 2000.

During November, Monte da Quinta resort in the Algarve region of Portugal will be hosting the R2P – Race to Portugal event. The participants will play two days of competitive golf at the famous Quinta do Lago Golf Club, against other qualifying clubs from Ireland and the UK. An exclusive number of Golf clubs from all over the UK and Ireland have been chosen by the resort to compete, and if they win at home, they will travel to sunny Portugal to compete on Monte da Quinta's luxury world class golf course.