Magical paintings by Sue Rubira
AN EXHIBITION of remarkable watercolours of donkeys, gypsies and market sellers by artist Sue Rubira is currently on show at the Armazém Regimental in Lagos. Sue, MA Royal College of
MOTOR RACING – Melbourne
AHEAD OF the Australian Grand Prix, news that the dispute between the five car manufacturer-backed teams and the sport’s governing body has moved a step closer to being resolved, cheered
Motorcross elite descend on Cortelha
CORTELHA, AN interior village within the borough of Loulé, will be the setting for another national motorcross championship, the 26th Prémio de Maio em Motocross, taking place on May 1.
New shopping centre described as the best so far in Portugal
MULTI DEVELOPMENT’S latest shopping centre, Forum Coimbra, is the “best project so far in Portugal”, according to the company’s managing director, Benno Van Vegel. Forum Coimbra, situated in Santa Clara,
Portimão Retail Park to open soon
PORTIMÃO RETAIL Park, situated off the EN125 at Chão das Donas, will open to the public on Saturday, April 22, at 10am, owners Capital Invest told The Resident this week.
Portugal must re-train one million by 2010
DR. JOSÉ António Fonseca Vieira da Silva, Minister for Labour and Social Security, has an outstanding record of public service. He graduated with an economics degree and went on to
Portugal’s traditional Easter cake
FOLAR DE Páscoa, or just folar, is a fancy bread eaten during the Easter period in Portugal. The traditional flavourings of aniseed and cinnamon make it a most welcome companion
Portuguese researchers win major prize for new HIV discovery
A TEAM of medical researchers from the University of Lisbon’s Science Faculty, who carried out groundbreaking research work on the HIV retrovirus that can cause Aids, have been awarded the
Processions mark the month of April in Tavira
VARIOUS RELIGIOUS events, forming part of the Easter celebrations, are due to take place in Tavira this month, including Procissão do Triunfo (April 9) and Procissão do Enterro do Senhor
Quarteira tax office at risk of closure
AN ANNOUNCEMENT has recently been made by the government, stating that each borough should only have one branch of Finanças (tax office). This means that where there is more than