Energy efficiency laws could prove costly
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PROPERTY OWNERS face heavy fines if they fail to follow energy efficiency measures introduced under new government regulations. In an effort to lower carbon dioxide (CO2)
Faro municipal theatre hosts int’l security conference
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FARO-BASED shopping centre Forum Algarve and the Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de Faro, the humanitarian association of Faro Bombeiros, are organising a conference at Faro
Fire engine donated to Monchique bombeiros
TWO GERMAN benefactors have driven a fire engine from Germany to the Algarve for the Monchique bombeiros. The vehicle is the latest equipment to be donated to the fire services
Heavy rain causes flooding of school canteen
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
Lagos votes against high-tension power lines
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
More than just a school
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
New Continente in Portimão
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
Attack in Portimão
A MAN was attacked with CS gas in the centre of Portimão last week. The gas used in the attack left the victim blind for half-an-hour. His attacker, a woman
Thousands flock to BLiP
Getting better all the time SOME 8,870 people, with a staggering 1,000 visitors in the first half-hour on Sunday, poured into Portimão’s new exhibition centre at ExpoArade over the weekend
Cinema in Loulé celebrates Spanish film director
LOULÉ CINEMA is paying homage to the great Spanish film director, Pedro Almodóvar, with screenings of three of his films throughout the remainder of October. One of Almodóvar’s best-known films,