Algarve Summer Festival stars confirmed at last
SPECULATION AND rumour have surrounded the details of the Algarve Summer Festival’s line-up for months, but finally, following a press conference last Friday, the artists for this year’s event are
Amazing Amsterdam
WELL, IT’S definitely spring again! So, where better for a weekend break than Amsterdam – a city famed for its artists, friendly people and, of course, those tulips? Here are
Association to hold Buying and Selling Property Seminar
FOLLOWING LAST year’s successful Buying and Selling Property Seminar, AFPOP is repeating it this year at the Hotel Vila Galé Ampalius in Vilamoura, on Wednesday, May 10, at 10am. Dr.
Bank of Portugal to penalise banking institutions
THE BANK of Portugal is to name, blame and punish six of Portugal’s leading financial institutions (four banks and two financial institutions) for squirrelling money out of the country to
British Consulate to introduce biometric passports from May
THE BRITISH Consulate in Lisbon will begin issuing biometric passports with effect from May 29, 2006. The cut-off date for accepting applications for the current format, machine-readable passports is Friday,
Buying English books in Portugal has never been easier
Magna Carta Bookshop celebrated its first year of success last February. The shop is run by Susana Parker, a young Portuguese woman, who not only has a passion for books,
champions league
One up, one to go “I SHOUTED at it, I kept my eye on it, I didn’t switch off.” Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was not talking about keeping yet another
Commission formed to solve tourist property rental…
Commission formed to solve tourist property rental licensing problems AS A result of a meeting to discuss the current situation affecting the tourist property rental sector, held last Friday at
Congratulations Helen and Tom!
AT THE recent The Resident quarterly meeting, Tom Henshaw was announced to be Representative of the Quarter and Helen Berns was the Employee of the Quarter. The Resident prides itself
Could out money help you
THE ALGARVEANS’ Experimental Theatre have had yet another successful year and will be telling their members all about it and the many activities they have planned for the forthcoming year