Olhanense tame the dragon
by CHRIS WRIGHT sport@algarveresident.com FC Porto, one of the giants of European football and current UEFA Europa League Champions, were looking to continue their impressive league record when they visited
Construction sector in crisis
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com If the Portuguese construction sector goes down, it will take the banking sector and employment with it. This was the stark warning from representatives of the
Sun and sea continue to be a winning formula
by INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Algarve’s tourism authority is confident that it has set a clear marketing plan for 2012, with strong focus being placed on the winning formula of sun
Dance classes
Silves Câmara has organised free dance classes, which run until June 2012. Genres will include Salsa, Kizomba and Ballroom, presented by teachers Inês Pereira and Pedro Casanova. Classes take place
Talking about the stars
This month, the Algarve History Association features Clive Jackson, who will be holding a talk on the Algarve’s night sky on November 15 in the Municipal Library of Tavira at
Families assaulted and robbed at home
by INÊS LOPES & PAULO SILVESTRE ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Two families of foreign residents and an elderly Portuguese man have been violently attacked and robbed at their Algarve homes, in separate incidents,
They all went to Iceland
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophiemccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Large crowds gathered for the opening of Iceland, in the Guia Retail Park on Wednesday, October 9. First in line was Mary High, a resident of
Gala dinner
A gala dinner for members of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce is taking place at Couleur France restaurant in Almancil on Thursday, November 24. There will be a drinks reception
Three French hens and other farmyard friends
Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne is displaying handmade ceramics produced by two independent potteries, new to the gallery, this Christmas. Le Ceramique de Lussan is a family concern established more than
German tourists die in tour boat accident
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK & INÊS LOPES sophiemccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Two German tourists died in a boating accident in Lagos on Tuesday. Both female victims, in their 70s, died after tourist boat Sol