Here comes the bride!
ALGARVE NOIVOS, the three-day wedding fair held in Faro at the weekend, was a major success, with thousands of visitors descending on the ExpoFaro venue. Couples preparing for their big
HIV debate
A public debate will be held on January 31, from 5-8pm at the Auditório da Escola Superior de Saúde de Faro, to discuss the National Programme of Prevention and Control
Hospital aiming for “baby friendly” status
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com BARLAVENTO HOSPITAL in Portimão is working towards becoming a “Baby Friendly Hospital”, a certification awarded by UNICEF to hospitals which promote breastfeeding. The hospital hopes to
Important decisions ahead
THE DEADLINE for submissions for The Resident’s Charity of the Year has passed. Three judges, a lawyer, a Resident reader and British Consul, Bill Henderson, will now sift through those
Loulé to spend more than double most câmaras this year
LOULÉ CÂMARA has announced that it will spend 135 million euros this year on various projects and infrastructure. Projects to improve the façade of the area and community resources were
Man and the environment
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret.brown@portugalresident.com ONCE AGAIN Christmas and New Year festivities are over, to be remembered and savoured when the going gets tough. A most happy celebration of family: of
Meeting takes a look at joint pain
A SEMINAR at a Carvoeiro hotel tomorrow (Saturday, January 20) will be taking a look at the effects of Arthrosis. Sufferers of this condition endure pain and lack of movement
New tax to bail out debt-ridden health service
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com A COMMISSION studying future ways of financing the debt-ridden Service Nacional de Saúde (SNS), the Portuguese national health service, is to recommend a new health tax
New-look Rossio station set to open by 2008
By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@portugalresident.com Rossio Station, closed since cracks were discovered in the Rossio Tunnel in 2004, is being tastefully restored – The Resident’s Chris Graeme was given a preview
Orquestra do Algarve makes historic visit
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com ORQUESTRA DO Algarve made history last Wednesday evening by being the first orchestra ever to perform at the Assembleia da República (Parliament building) in Lisbon. MP