AFPOP Autumn Festival 2006
THE ASSOCIATION for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal, AFPOP, held its annual sports events, as part of the AFPOP Autumn Festival, over the last week of September and the
Algarve’s A22 remains toll-free
By natasha smith natasha@portugalresident.com following a study headed by the Minister for Transport, Mário Lino, the A22 highway will remaintoll-free because of the lack of alternative route. For many years,
Autumn’s here, so let’s get planting
By Paul McKay WINTER IS on the way. By the time you read this, the cooler nights and the autumn rain will have turned the summer vegetable plot into a
Bonfire and fireworks extravaganza
On Saturday, November 4, at 6.30pm the Barlavento English School will hold its annual fireworks and bonfire extravaganza and everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun. Organised
British bank expands horizons
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Europe’s third largest bank, The Royal Bank of Scotland, was given permission by the Bank of Portugal last week to open a global banking and markets
BUSINESS PROFILES – Holding the fort
By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com YOU COULD easily wander into the Fortaleza da Luz and feel you have walked into some kind of medieval re-enactment. The place is steeped in atmosphere,
BUSINESS PROFILES – Specialised sports therapy is here
Stuart Reynolds, sports therapist to the Algarve has arrived. Stuart, who has come over from England with his family and is now resident in Silves, aims to enlighten and make
Don’t forget your poppy
The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal takes place this year from Saturday, October 28 to Saturday, November 11. The Remembrance Service in the Algarve will be held at 10.45am on
EAST – a community school
MAKING A difference nationally, internationally and locally are the main aims of the new Eastern Algarve International School, EAST, which opened in Tavira in May. EAST’s Director, Terry Payne, told
Economy still in a bad state
PORTUGAL HAS greater financial instability now than it did following the April 25th Revolution in 1974, according to a leading economist. João César das Neves told the Correio da Manhã