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LIFEGUARD AND first aid posts on the beach at Manta Rosa, in Vila Real de Santo António, were demolished last Friday as part of a project to revamp the area.

A TRAINING camp for one of the UK’s top rugby league sides has been overshadowed by allegations of vandalism against members of the party. The Huddersfield Giants have been training

A HIGH speed boat, named Zenith, notorious for drug trafficking in Spain and Portugal, has been found abandoned at the marina in Vila Real do Santo António. The Policia Judiciária

LUSOTUR GOLFES, the company that owns Vilamoura’s five golf courses, is considering several proposals from outside investors to buy the business. André Jordan, president of the Board of Directors of

TWO THOUSAND jobs will be created in Vila Real de Santo António within two years with the development of two large luxury tourist resorts. This was the guarantee of Luís

ORANGE HARVESTS in the Algarve will be of a lower quality than last year, says the citrus producer organisation, Cacial. This is due to two factors. Planting began on October

By: RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com A YOUNG couple from Vila do Bispo were killed on the EN125 on the evening of January 7, after their motorcycle collided with a tractor travelling

SWIM FOR Shoes, the annual event to swim or paddle in the Atlantic Ocean off the beach at Armação de Pêra has, so far, raised more that 1,500 euros for

MAJOR WEDDING fair, Algarve Noivos, now in its third year, is being held at Expofaro from today (January 12) until January 14. For those planning to get married, this event

A group of 23 Algarve bowlers visited the Costa del Sol for the New Year celebrations at Benalmadena. A local bowling club at Mijas hosted the group, as well as