Festive fun at Vila Vita Parc
Vila Vita Parc near Porches, Lagoa, has announced its programme for the festive season, which includes a gourmet Christmas Day dinner at its Michelin-starred restaurant, a ‘fire and ice’ themed
Personal shopper
Pica Pica Boutique at Barringtons in Vale do Lobo is offering a one-day experience for customers to find their perfect Christmas present. The boutique will be exclusively available for an
Festive travel misery over TAP strike call
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Thousands of passengers planning to travel abroad over the Christmas period face being grounded after TAP pilots voted to call an eight-day strike in December and
Police statistics reveal crime decrease
Recent statistics released by the PSP police reveal crime has fallen by 12% in their areas of command in the Algarve. Between January and September this year, crime cases have
Algarve resort receives international award
Eden Resort in Albufeira has won the ‘Leading Hotel of Portugal and Madeira’ award during the World Travel Market in London earlier this month. The resort was distinguished by hotels4u.com
Fire protection clothing for Tavira Bombeiros
It is standard practice in the UK Fire Service to renew their fire protection clothing every two years. So Adrian Langley, whose parents Iris and Mike Langley live near Santo
Portugal’s bowl victory over Spain
Bowls Portugal beat their Spanish opponents at the Vilamoura Bowls Club on November 14 and 15. At the end of the two days, the Portuguese team had won 18 out
Algarve Winter League
In the top of the table clash, Cats on their home ground were favourites to beat second place Amigos, which they duly did 6-2 to extend their lead to seven
First Algarve crematorium to be built in Faro
The Algarve’s first crematorium will be built in Faro. A project submitted by the Servilusa funeral services group won the tender put out by Faro Câmara, with the company being
President criticises lack of supervision
Portugal President Cavaco Silva has blamed European supervision for allowing the sovereign debt crisis to get out of control. Speaking at Stanford University last week, during his official visit to