Banif bank opens three new branches in region
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com MADEIRA-BASED Banco Internacional do Funchal, Banif bank, has opened a new branch in the Algarve and is due to open two more in the region this
Insurance with Mapfre
FOUNDED 75 YEARS ago in Spain, Mapfre is the largest insurance company in the Iberian Peninsula. It is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary and is established in 17 countries and
For sale
THE ALMANCIL-based Talho Inglês, the English butchers, is now up for sale after more than 20 years of selling traditional British cuts of meat and bacon across the region. José
Jazzy sunset dining at Dona Filipa hotel
JAZZ LOVERS will delight in events currently taking place at the Le Méridien Dona Filipa Hotel in Vale do Lobo. Following a successful appearance in 2007, Jazzy Sunset Dining sessions
Poolside safety with Alfresco Plastics
SUE JOYCE has been a well known and respected figure in and around Carvoeiro for more than 32 years, where she rented and managed villas for the top end of
Primark comes to Portugal
IRISH LOW-cost clothing retailer Primark is to expand the brand into Portugal next year. A spokesman for Primark in the UK told The Resident: “Primark’s finance director John Bason has
Outdoor living with Toldos Chique
HAVING PRODUCED awnings in his workshop in Paderne for six years, Franz Hess decided to re-locate the business to a shop where he could show the products to the public.
Transform yourself with The Art of Beauty
The Art of Beauty is no ordinary beauty salon. Owned by Petra Evertsz, the clinic in Almancil was opened three years ago and is the perfect place to physically transform
Pet, plant and home care with Algarve Sitters
ALGARVE SITTERS pride themselves on the quality of service that they offer to home and pet owners throughout the Algarve. Specialising in providing personalised pet care in the comfort of
From strength to strength with Urbinvest
VALENTIM COSTA began one of the oldest government licensed real estate agencies, Urbinvest, in the Algarve in 1980 and it is now one of the most respected property companies in