“Moving to Portugal” Show debuts in Edinburgh
The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK launched its first “Moving to Portugal” Show in Edinburgh on November 21, 2025, marking the event’s debut in Scotland and an important
“Portugal’s largest nativity scene” headlines VRSA Christmas
Vila Real de Santo António is getting ready to kick off its Christmas festivities. From November 29 to January 6, the town’s historic centre transforms into a full-fledged Christmas Village,
Remembering Joe Dassin
Jonathan Dassin, the famous American-French singer Joe Dassin’s son, is coming to the Algarve for a concert honouring his father. On February 21, at the Teatro das Figuras in Faro,
A publishing visionary – Interview with Bruce Hawker
The guest today for our inaugural interview is Bruce Hawker, founder and CEO of Open Media, the company that publishes The Resident alongside Essential Algarve magazine, Portuguese language online news source Barlavento, and other
Anke Punt Bach brings Evolution to Lagoa
The municipal library of Lagoa is opening its doors to a new exhibition by local artist Anke Punt Bach, whose show Evolution brings 23 delicate watercolour-on-wood paintings to the library
Delight as parents win injunction reversing closure of Aljezur International School
Weeks of waiting, worry and uncertainty have been blown away today as Loulé’s Fiscal and Administrative court has granted a preliminary suspension of the decision, by the ministry of education,
“SNS (state health service) is corrupt”: ‘superjudge’ to rescue
With corruption very much back in the public eye as presidential hopefuls go head-to-head over it, former ‘superjudge’ Carlos Alexandre has been hired to lead a new commission to weed
World’s elite riders expected at Algarve Vilamoura Classic
The Algarve is set to join the likes of Paris, London, New York and Miami as one of the world’s main show jumping destinations with the opening of Algarve Vilamoura
Lisbon’s dodgy lampposts electrocute 4th dog in week
A 4th dog has suffered a bizarre case of electrocution after passing one of Lisbon’s street lights. The good news is that this time, the dog did not die. Last
Ronaldo escapes World Cup ban as FIFA slammed for preferential treatment
Portugal’s football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been cleared to play the opening matches of the 2026 World Cup in the United States after being handed a suspended sentence by FIFA