Why would you not?
Volunteer that is! It’s all a big plus as far as I’m concerned and I’ve been doing it for 20 years here in the Algarve – from helping set up
Vilamoura’s drunken parties
Dear Editor, My wife and I purchased a holiday apartment in Vilamoura around 2004, and I have to say we have enjoyed every minute we are there (at least six
Re: Oura “drinking district” (Algarve Resident, September 14 edition)
Dear Editor, I think the câmara (town hall) needs to: – Stop people drinking on the street; – Make sure people are clothed on the street; – Limit booze licence
Weekend weather: Summer refuses to say goodbye as scorching weather continues
Autumn may be here but the weather apparently didn’t get the memo. Another weekend of scorching weather is forecast, with temperatures set to reach nearly 30ºC in the Algarve, 33ºC
Culture Secretary expects “better attendance” at 365 Algarve events
Portugal’s Secretary of State for Culture hopes that the second edition of the ‘365 Algarve’ programme, designed to boost the region’s cultural agenda during the low season, will attract “more
Monarch’s collapse given as €36 million loss for Algarve
The true cost of last week’s collapse of Monarch Airlines is only slowly becoming clear. Following predictions of “tremendous financial impact on the Algarve”, hoteliers association boss Elidérico Viegas has
José Mourinho gets street named after him in Setúbal
Portuguese football manager José Mourinho has had a street named after him in his hometown of Setúbal. The Manchester United boss was back home on Tuesday to see the former
Luxury car sales skyrocket in Portugal
The sale of “luxury and high-cylinder” cars in Portugal has skyrocketed in the first nine months of the year. Data from Portugal’s automobile association (ACAP) shows that 47 Maserati, 16
GALP/ ENI bid to extend drilling permission off Aljezur “refused”
News this morning is that the GALP/ ENI bid to extend its drilling permission off the coast of Aljezur has been refused. Say reports, the government has vetoed the oil
World Animal Day sees activists fight to save Portugal’s ‘forgotten horses’
Commemorating World Animal Day today, Beja-based horse rescue charity Their Voice has launched a petition designed to start saving Portugal’s abused and forgotten horses. Explains the group over Facebook, there