Emergency landing
A BOEING 757 with 236 passengers on board was forced to make an unscheduled stop at Faro International Airport after the pilot had been alerted about a possible engine failure.
Ensure you’re insured
Whether you have recently made the bold decision to start a new life in the Algarve, or it is already well underway, it is important to ensure that you and
Fatal collision
A 20-year old man was killed cycling home in the early hours of March 11 when he was involved in a collision with a car on the EN 125 close
Football fun
VILA REAL de Santo António will play host to an international youth football tournament in April, which will bring together 100 teams from 17 countries. It is the first time
Free Aids test
FREE HIV tests are being offered once a month throughout the year at the Continente shopping centre in Portimão, with the next session due on March 31, between 10am and
Gentlemen prefer blondes
By: Skip Bandele skip.bandele@portugalresident.com DO GENTLEMEN really prefer blondes? Let us have a look at that old cliché and the issue of age gaps – and I am not talking
Heartfelt donation
MEMBERS OF the Carvoeiro Golfe & Country Clube (CGCC) presented a cheque for 9,040 euros to the Cardiology unit at Portimão hospital. The money was raised through a series of
Man dies in fall at Sagres Fort
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com VILA DO Bispo câmara is at the centre of a controversy after a 54-year old German man apparently threw himself off a cliff at Sagres Fort,
Passport fraud
THREE FOREIGN passengers were arrested last week as they attempted to board flights using fake passports at Faro airport. Immigration and border control guards apprehended one of the passengers with
Reconstruction for sustainable tourism
AS PART of the government’s plan to improve strong tourist areas, the Albufeira coastline is being redeveloped to maximise space and natural ambience. Architect José Adrião was awarded 14,964 euros