Fun in the sun
PRAIA DA Rocha’s main beach was once more the focus of attention at the weekend. The three-day festivities featuring national men’s and women’s beach football, the Miss Portugal bikini final
Goodbye Marrachinho
One of the Algarve’s only supermarket groups, Marrachinho, is to disappear from November after all its shops have been acquired by the French Mosqueteiros group. The chain, created in 1970,
Grand Champions tennis
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com PLAYERS COMPETING in this week’s Vale do Lobo Grand Champions Caixa Geral de Depósitos tournament were very optimistic and relaxed during the pre-tournament cocktails on Tuesday.
Grand Champions
THE EAGERLY anticipated Vale do Lobo Grand Champions tennis tournament, from August 7 until 10 at the Vale do Lobo Tennis Academy, will feature the legendary Björn Borg among many
Iberia acts on foot and mouth outbreak
VETERINARY AUTHORITIES in Portugal have confirmed that no animals have been imported in the last 30 days from the south of England where an outbreak of foot and mouth disease
Ikea expanding
AFTER THE opening of a new Ikea branch in Matosinhos, in northern Portugal, on Tuesday, July 31, the company announced that it will continue its expansion in the country. This
Islamic Medina found in Cacela Velha
DETAILS ABOUT the Islamic Medina, or town, discovered by archaeologists in Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo António, during excavations inside the local fortress, have been revealed to The Resident.
Justice investment in the Algarve
FIVE COURTS across the Algarve will undergo refurbishment, and the addition of a new hearing room each, before the end of next year, however, the investment has not been met
Local champion
ALGARVE-BORN former Portuguese tennis number one, Rui Machado, continued on the comeback trail from injury with a triumphant return to Olhão. His final 6-2, 6-1 victory over Gonçalo Falcão in
Luxury Lisbon apartment resort held up by planning delay
FORTY-SIX people are interested in buying luxury apartments in Lisbon’s Avenida dos Combatentes even though Lisbon Câmara has yet to grant planning permission. The luxury Jade condominium complex near the