Wine and food
A wine and food pairing event is being held at Restaurant A Casa do Avô in Vale de Parra, near Guia, on November 4 at 8pm. A bilingual Sommerlier from
Damascus double top
Che Lagoense badminton club mates Pedro Martins and Telma Santos lived up to their respective top seeding at last week’s Syrian Open. Both players reached the finals of the singles
Olhanense up to sixth
By CHRIS WRIGHT A penalty, converted by the ever improving Mateus, was enough to lift Olhanense into sixth place behind Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Braga and Marítimo in Liga ZON Sagres.
‘Safe Communities Algarve’ launched
An online platform to promote crime prevention in the Algarve was launched at the recent Consular Outreach Event in Albufeira. David Thomas, director of ISECA, the Independent Security Agency, announced
Faro badly hit by storm
Algarve Resident reader JACQUELINE IMANSE-JONGEJAN sent us this photograph of the storm destruction on the road towards Faro on Monday morning. Emergency and civil protection teams in the area reported
Portugal must kick-start its economy through exports
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The economist and ex-minister of finance who accompanied and advised the ‘Troika’ on Portugal’s austerity measures says that only through radical structural reforms and changes in
Festive Silves
A Christmas Fair is being held at the Hotel Colina dos Mouros in Silves on Friday, November 20 at 10.30am. Gift ideas will be offered throughout the fair and craft
Portuguese and French trade links thriving despite crisis
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Portuguese companies are succeeding in increasing their exports to France according to the president of the Portuguese-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Addressing around 500 Portuguese
Foreign experts monitor Algarve fire drill in Silves
A fire drill to test the regional fire fighting teams in the event of a large forest fire took place in the Silves council on October 19. The location for
Rotarians enjoy charity country fest
Rotary Club of Almancil hosted a Country and Western Fun Day on October 15 at Castelo do Moinho in Loulé, raising €1,800 for local charities. The event was attended by