Winter sale success for Exister
THE LIONS Club de Loulé’s winter sale on December 3, in Almancil raised 800 euros for the Exister charity – helping disadvantaged people in the Loulé area. The club would
Hospital could open in 2011
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A NEW central hospital could be open in the Algarve within five years, it was announced last week. Rui Lourenço, president of Administração Regional de Saúde
Winter storms threaten popular seaside camping site
DESPITE THE thousands of euros spent on coastal defences at the seaside resort of Costa da Caparica near Lisbon last year, recent storms are threatening to flood part of the
Irish rugby boys in town
THE IRISH International Rugby Union team arrives in the Algarve on Sunday for a week of training at Browns sports and leisure club in Vilamoura in preparation for the Six
Zoomarine celebrates the safe Arrival of Alfa
By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com ZOOMARINE, THE educational, conservation park in Guia, is celebrating after successfully breeding a baby dolphin using artificial insemination. The calf, named Alfa, was born on October
It’s panto time
THE ALGARVEAN’S Experimental Theatre group is pleased to announce that rehearsals for the 2007 pantomime spectacular Scheherazade’s Greatest Hits are now under way. For the past 15 years The Algarvean’s
Zonda opens new showroom
ZONDA, the BBQ shop, held a party on Thursday to mark the opening of their new showroom on the EN 125, west of Quatro Estradas near Almancil. Helping with the
Learning about the finer points of Portuguese wine
The first Introduction to Portuguese Wine Course took place at the Hotel Garbe earlier this month. Peter Koberg and Claire Larson of WineMine, an established local wine company, guided the participants
Local man dies trying to save his dog
a man from Pedra Mourinha in Portimão died last week as he tried to save his dog from an oncoming train. Jorge Manuel Fernandes, 39, was on his way to
Mr and Mrs Claus arrive in Faro
THIS LITTLE couple from Crêche Girassol in Faro was among hundreds of children from nurseries and kindergartens in Faro who took part in a Mini Santa parade in downtown Faro