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TORRENTIAL RAIN caused the flooding of the kitchen and canteen at a primary school and nursery in Monchique on Monday, leaving 200 pupils without their school lunch. Parents and families

MEMBERS OF the Lagos Municipal Assembly have expressed their dismay at the proposal of a 25km stretch of high-tension power lines through the city. The pylons would begin in Barão

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com THE ESCOLA International de São Lourenço (EISL) in Almancil has seen its fair share of change since being established more than 15 years ago. It was

A NEW Continente hypermarket opened on Monday last week in Portimão, located on the EN 124 at the shopping centre in Quinta da Malata. It has taken the place of

EVERGREEN CLASSICS will be on the programme when the 10-piece Oo-Boop-I-Do jazz band perform at the São Brás Museum on Friday, November 3, at 8 pm. The band will be

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com WITH MORE than 14 years of professional football experience behind him, Mark McCarrick is well qualified to pass on his skills to aspiring footballers in the

THE ASSOCIATION for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal, AFPOP, held its annual sports events, as part of the AFPOP Autumn Festival, over the last week of September and the

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com ANTÓNIO PINA is the Civil Governor of the Faro District, essentially, the government’s representative in the Algarve region. Explaining the role behind the grand title, he

By natasha smith natasha@portugalresident.com following a study headed by the Minister for Transport, Mário Lino, the A22 highway will remaintoll-free because of the lack of alternative route. For many years,

On Saturday, November 4, at 6.30pm the Barlavento English School will hold its annual fireworks and bonfire extravaganza and everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun. Organised