FOOTBALL FOCUS – UEFA CUP
By Skip Bandele UEFA CUP: Battle of Nancy THE PENULTIMATE Group E encounter between Nancy and Feyenoord in France was obviously not viewed as an insignificant game in a second
Widespread criticism over Algarve’s development plan
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Loulé and Faro Câmaras have criticised revisions of the Plano de Ordenamento do Território do Algarve (PROTAL), the master planning document for the Algarve region, for
German man found dead on Aljezur beach
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com THE BODY of a German man, believed to be in his 30s, was found on Sunday afternoon on Praia das Adegas, close to Odeceixe, Aljezur. The
House collapses in Faro following torrential rain
AN UNOCCUPIED house in the centre of Faro collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, November 29, apparently due to the extremely heavy rain of the previous day. According to
A new salon for Sesmarias
VICTOR PICARDO opened a new salon this week at the Presa de Moura Resort in Sesmarias, his eighth in the Algarve. In addition to professional hair treatments, the stylish new
If you like pies you’ll love Borley’s
BORLEY’S PIES has been operating in the Algarve since the 1960s. In September, the company expanded with the opening of a factory in Aljezur, which aims to preserve the Borley
A Christmas delivery for Omega Parque
A RARE spotted deer was born on November 19, at Omega Parque in Monchique, the only zoological institution in the world exclusively dedicated to the conservation of highly threatened wild
More shopping time this Christmas
An agreement has been reached between Loulé Câmara and the Associação de Comércio e Serviços da Região do Algarve, the retailers and services association of the Algarve, to extend opening
A historical ramble through Anglo-Welsh History
The next meeting of the Association Arqueologica do Algarve (AAA) will be held on Tuesday, December 5, at the Biblioteque Municipal in Loulé, at 2.30pm and the Convento de São
On the move
After four years of successful growth at their Quatro Estradas site, Zonda the BBQ shop is moving to new premises. “All businesses expand and evolve,” said Judith of Zonda, “and