Queen’s Day reception
THE DUTCH Ambassador for Portugal, Robert Jan van Houtum, will be holding a reception at the Dutch Embassy in Lisbon on April 26 to celebrate the Queen’s Day, a Dutch
Robbers arrested
THREE BRAZILIAN men were arrested last week in Tavira, suspected of holding up five petrol stations across the region in March. Allegedly, they robbed petrol stations in Albufeira, Olhão and
Shades of success
BY STICKING to their guns and never compromising on quality, Jonathon and Catherine Wickham have turned a dream into a successful business. Celebrating their fifth year in Portugal this June,
Spring clean your investments
By: Raoul Ruiz
TGIF does sales
SALES WITH a bit of humour will be the topic of the next TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday!) lunch on April 27. Derek Douglas and Tom Henshaw, members of The
The future is sunny for Portugal energy
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com THE WORLD’S largest solar power plant opened last week in Serpa, Alentejo. Covering 60 hectares of land, which is the equivalent of 80 football pitches, the
The International community is important
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com JOVITA LADEIRA is one of six elected Socialist MPs serving the Algarve. She was born in Tavira but has lived in Vila Real de Santo António
Welcome sweet springtime
By: Margaret Brown
Welsh rally driver visits Faro boys’ home
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com ON THE eve of the Rally de Portugal, which took place in the Algarve last weekend, Welsh driver Simon Hughes, who was taking part in the
Writing workshops
Over the last two years, Jenny Grainer has held several successful writing workshops at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra. Now, Jenny plans to do two half-day workshops over