Millions owed to Águas do Algarve
Algarve Câmaras have an accumulated debt of more than €60 million to water authority Águas do Algarve. The President of the Algarve Câmaras Association (AMAL), Macário Correia, acknowledges that the situation is “very
Writing workshop
Lisa Selvidge will be running two writing workshops tomorrow (Saturday) at the Bica Boa on Estrada de Lisboa in Monchique. The first course between 2pm and 3.30pm will focus on
Double bogey
Both erstwhile European Challenge Tour leader Ricardo Santos and fellow Portuguese Filipe Lima failed to make the cut at last week’s Russian event. Algarvean Santos will now struggle to regain
New butcher opens with a bang(er)
The good old British banger was proving very popular when Tavira’s new English-style butchers Carnedale Talho opened last Friday. The public were keen to sample the wide variety of British
EASTERN STAR
Three-time handball world champion Lyudmila Postnova is recovering from injury in the Algarve. The 27-year-old Russian star player is one of the first athletes to make use of new facilities
New look for The Smokehouse
Following a small refurbishment and rebranding, there is now a new look for The Smokehouse Cafe & Deli, formerly known as As Aves. John Ketley from The Smokehouse Cafe &
Explaining Troika
Seminars explaining the measures resulting from the memorandum signed with the Troika will be taking place in Porto on September 28 and again in Lisbon on September 29. The seminars
New route
Low cost Austrian airline Flyniki will be operating a service to Faro during the coming winter season. The route will operate each Sunday from Vienna to Jerez and then on
2011 Poppy Appeal
Events to remember war victims around the world will be taking place across the Algarve with the Poppy Appeal being held this year from Saturday, October 29 to Saturday, November
200 passengers narrowly avoid disaster at Faro airport
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com Some 200 passengers on board an easyJet flight from Faro to Gatwick narrowly avoided disaster on Monday evening as their pilot fought to halt the plane