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MUGGERS ATTEMPTED to steal a local resident’s handbag in the car park of Intermarché in Carvoeiro on Boxing Day. Pia Cross fought to keep hold of her handbag and shouted

BENAFIM COMMUNITY centre in the borough of Loulé is launching a cookery course just for men, beginning at the end of this month and running through to March. Sessions will

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com NINETY TREES are in danger of being felled in Castro Marim to make way for the construction of a luxury resort, claims an environmental organisation. José

FORMER FARO Câmara President, José Vitorino has accused the current president, José Apolinário, of “political dishonesty and incompetence” for blaming the rise in câmara tariffs and delays in water works

BARRINGTONS GOLF and Health Spa in Vale do Lobo is currently hosting German Bundesliga team, VfL Wolfsburg for a training camp. During their visit two private matches were scheduled for

By: CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com AVERAGE WAITING times are increasing as hospital emergency departments in the Algarve are being inundated with people suffering from flu symptoms. Although the majority of flu

IN REVISED IRS business taxation law, the government will be penalising companies that use personal cheques to make payments. Any payments made from private bank accounts of shareholders will be

THE MUNICIPAL Assembly of Lagoa has opposed the government’s proposal to close the Lagoa Serviço de Atendimento Permanente (SAP), the medical centre, claiming that it would hinder access to healthcare.

FOLLOWING THE success of the open air evening cinema programme hosted across the borough of Loulé in July last year, Loulé Câmara is launching an indoor programme at various venues