Shopping centres go green
A LEADING leisure company that manages 10 shopping centres throughout Portugal, including Forum Algarve in Faro, has reached an agreement with a recycling company to collect and reuse all its
Smoke kills infant
A FIRE which broke out in a home in Senhora da Rocha, Lagoa, led to the death of a four-year-old child on Saturday evening. Diogo dos Santos was found unconscious
Sonaecom’s bid fails
TELECOMS, MEDIA and flat-pack wood product tycoon Belmiro de Azevedo has lost his battle for a hostile takeover of Portugal Telecom (PT). His company Sonaecom’s 11.6 billion euro bid for
The Dalai Lama returns
The Dalai Lama is to return to Portugal between September 13 and 16. The spiritual leader of the Buddhists will speak publicly three times while in Lisbon and will attend
Thousands will not go hungry
MORE THAN 1,300 families will benefit from the Algarve’s first ever food bank, which will deliver to 22 social institutions in six areas from May 5. The contract to open
US trip for award winners
THE ANNUAL American Club Awards Programme has been won by a Portuguese journalist and a computer programmer. Journalist Caterina Gomes, who works for daily newspaper Público, won the award for
Clear bill of health for the ARS
THE DECISION to give greater power and autonomy to the Regional Health Authorities (ARS) has been welcomed by the health sector. Changes to the Organic Law of the Health Ministry
God’s Healing Word
God’s Healing Word by Felicity Corbin-Wheeler On an altogether different note, God’s Healing Word will be the subject of a book signing at the Griffin Bookshop on Tuesday, March 27,
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VW films in the Algarve
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com CARVOEIRO BEACHFRONT morphed into an Italian village this week for the filming of the latest Volkswagen advert. The focus of the shoot was an old 60s