Liverpool arrive
LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL Club will be in the Algarve from February 12 to train at Barringtons Golf & Health Spa in Vale do Lobo. The players will be undertaking an intensive
Local authorities against congestion charges
THE PORTUGUESE national association of municipal câmaras (ANMP) has denied that it is negotiating with the government on the possibility of introducing congestion charges for motorists. The idea of levying
Lunging at Pinetrees
RIDERS WHO would like to learn more about lunging, long reining and working a horse in hand should make a date to go to Pinetrees Riding Centre in Almancil on
Masterpiece market opens
A FIREWORKS display brought the inauguration of the Municipal Market of Loulé on February 1 to a dramatic close. Inaugurated by câmara president Seruca Emídio, the building has 26 shops
Minister’s blunder in China
By: Chris Graeme chris@portugalresident.com CHINESE INVESTORS and businessmen heard last week that Portugal was the perfect place to invest – as wages were low and unions were weak. The comments,
More volunteers are needed
VOLUNTEERS ARE needed by Riding for the Disabled in the Algarve (RDA), a non-profit making charitable organisation. The organisation, which uses horses for hippotherapy for those with serious disabilities, needs
Museum visitor figures are on the up
MORE PEOPLE than ever before are visiting Lisbon’s museums, according to the Instituto Português de Museus (IPM). However, one quarter of all visitors tended to take advantage of other activities
National HIV and Aids prevention programme
NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR for Aids and HIV prevention, Professor Dr Henrique Barros was in Faro on January 31, to present the National Programme for the Prevention and Control of HIV/Aids for
Nautilus Island opposition
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com FARO CÂMARA President José Apolinário has raised environmental concerns over the planned construction of a man-made island off the coast of Vale do Lobo. Apolinário sent
New route from Faro
SCOTTISH LOW cost airline Flyglobespan.com has announced a new route between Durham Tees Valley and Faro starting from the beginning of April. Initially, there will be two flights a week