Tackling poverty on International Youth Day
THIS YEAR sees the seventh edition of International Youth Day on August 12. The United Nations General Assembly, which inaugurated the day in 1999, has chosen ‘Tackling Poverty Together’ as
Thousands drive without car insurance
According to figures released last week from the Director General of Driving (DGV), over 26,000 drivers were caught last year in Portugal without the necessary car insurance and fined by
Turtles return home
After DECADES in captivity, eight turtles, which have been kept at the rehabilitation centre for marine species at Zoomarine’s Porto d’Abrigo in Guia, have recently been released back into the
Volta a Portugal gets off to a flying start
Volta a Portugal, the country’s most famous national bike race, now in its 68th year, departed from Portimão last weekend. In total, 17 teams began the 1,544 kilometre cycle, which
We want your batteries!
AT THE Resident, we are well aware of the need to help our planet in any way we can. So, following last week’s Letter from Brussels by Philip Bushill-Matthews, entitled
Weekend fish festivals in your area!
The 21st edition of the Seafood Festival, which began on Thursday, August 10, will continue until Tuesday in Olhão. Câmara President, Francisco Lela, was said to be very excited as
Woman found dead at Festival Sudoeste
A WOMEN, aged 23, from São Brás de Alportel was found dead on August 4 at the Festival Sudoeste in Zambujeira do Mar (Alentejo). The woman’s body was discovered at 11am in
‘There is nowhere better for a sun and beach holiday!’
HÉLDER MARTINS was born in the interior of Loulé and has enjoyed a long career in tourism. Prior to becoming President of the Região de Turismo do Algarve (the Algarve
Amazing Alsace wines – By Maurice P. Lee
ALSACE WINES are not top of the average wine drinker’s list. There are a few reasons for this. Situated in the northeast of France, the River Rhine forms the border
Jungle drums, drooping trees and dinghies- By Margaret Brown
AFTER ALL that fuss and bother about licensing our cars as the cut off date came and went, as soon as the time was extended to the end of July,