Signs of the times…
by SKIP BANDELE sport@algarveresident.com The current financial crisis which has already seen Algarve tourist attraction funding reduced to a minimum will also affect sporting events this year. The popular Parkalgar
Long drive
PGA European Tour debutant Ricardo Santos began his 2012 golf season in South Africa yesterday (Thursday). The 29-year-old Algarve pro teed off at the African Open and will stay on
Spinning for charity
A 25-hour charity Spinathon will be held on January 27 at 7pm as part of the 25th jubilee anniversary celebrations of the Four Seasons Country Club (FSCC) in Quinta da
Luxury boutique hotel waiting for better economic times
by INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com A luxury boutique hotel in Estoi near Faro plans to reopen in the spring, contrary to a report in a Portuguese newspaper which said it had
Swim for Shoes success
A series of events at the Holiday Inn Algarve raised hundreds for charity. A sandcastle competition held on Christmas Eve by the Holiday Inn Algarve raised €50 for the Swim
Children benefit from Grand Christmas raffle
A grand Christmas raffle organised by Algarve children’s charity ACCA was held on December 22 at Quinta Jacintina near Vale do Lobo. Raffle winner was May Brown, who took home
Chinese state energy giant buys stake in EDP
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Portuguese government insists that the deal it has struck with the Chinese state-run power company Three Gorges is “good for the company and good for
Chop for charity
Algarve freelance writer and author Suzy Turner has made the decision to cut off her long hair for charity – on Friday January 13. Upon approaching 2012, Suzy began to
A better life for Guilherme
by SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgoup.com Four-year old Guilherme Sequeira was born with the umbilical cord around his neck, which staved his brain of oxygen and caused damage to many brain cells.
ALFA in English is back
ALFA, the association of literary friends of the Algarve, will be holding its first English-speaking meeting of 2012 on Wednesday, January 11at 2.30pm and from then on the second Wednesday