Emergency action taken over flu epidemic
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com DUE TO the current flu epidemic affecting the Algarve region, the health authority has been forced to take emergency measures in order to guarantee access to
Equity release and home reversion
By: John Westwood blacktower.financial@portugalresident.com OVER THE past decade property prices in Southern Europe and, in particular, Portugal and Spain, have gone up substantially. While this is a most welcome development
Faro Market opens at last
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com FIVE YEARS on and 22 million euros later, Faro has a new municipal market, hailed as the pride of the city and the best in Portugal.
First Bébé Confort store for the Algarve
FRENCH BABY products and accessories store, Bébé Confort is to open its first shop in the Algarve at the Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro this month. The new store
Flu causes chaos
CHAOTIC SCENES at Faro Hospital dominated Portuguese television news bulletins for two days last week, after the high influx of flu sufferers left the hospital struggling to cope with the
Great value in the US and Caribbean
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com TRAVEL AGENTS are expecting a rush of bookings for the US and Caribbean in the coming weeks as the recent favourable exchange rate for dollars
Helpful tips if you are caught in an earthquake
• Stand in a doorway or hide under something very sturdy like a table. • Hide far from objects that could harm you, such as glass or concrete. • If
Illegal cars
Portuguese CITIZENS are buying more Spanish cars, according to a study by the Portuguese Automobile Commerce Association. Cars are being purchased in Spain where prices are lower and taxes are
Liverpool Football Club train at Barringtons
LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL Club arrived at Barringtons Golf and Health Spa in Vale do Lobo on Monday lunchtime to begin five days training in preparation for their Champions League match in
Pena Palace tops the list
SINTRA’S PENA Palace is considered the top candidate of an eventual seven out of 21 Portuguese ‘wonders’ that will be selected as Portugal’s entry for the Seven New Wonders of