Win or bust
Portimonense made use of the break afforded by the match-free League Cup final weekend- Benfica defeated Gil Vincente 2-1 to claim the silverware- by taking on Olhanense in a practice
Faro beach plan
A new bridge, improved accesses and a paid car park are included in the preliminary project for Praia de Faro, which was presented to the public last week. The bridge
Olympic Dreams
Che Lagoense badminton star Telma Santos took a big step towards joining her Algarve club colleague Pedro Martins at the London Olympics this summer. The 28-year-old amassed 2720 world ranking
‘Green’ fair
Quarteira will be hosting the sixth Expo Ambiente e Energias Renováveis, an exhibition dedicated to the environment and renewable energies, in May. The fair will again take place at Praça
French skates
‘Roller Lagos’ roller skating aces Ricardo Esteves, Diogo Marreiros and Martyn Dias took part in the prestigious French ‘Trois Pistes’ Tournament last week. Portuguese 300m record holder Esteves took 20th
Poor old uncle George comes to Lagoa
The Algarveans Experimental Theatre Group’s spring production will be a play written by one of their own members, well known actor and playwright David Butler-Cole. His new comedy, Poor Old
‘Juice’ at Vila Vita
The latest shooting for The Right Juice, the Algarve’s first feature film, was held at the luxury Vila Vita Parc near Porches last week.
Fundraising lunch success
A charity lunch held by the Friends of Canil de Portimão (FCP) association on April 13 raised enough funds to refill medicine supplies, allow several sterilisations and build a much
Project approval
Approval of a project to develop a €200 million five star hotel in Querença, Loulé, is expected soon, said development director. Hélder Martins told Região Sul newspaper that work on
‘Oil and tourism don’t mix’
By INÊS LOPES – ines.lopes@algarveresident.com