Cockle festival in Figueira this weekend
THE VILLAGE of Figueira, in the borough of Portimão, hosts the fourth Festival do Berbigão, (cockle festival) this weekend, September 9 and 10, at the Polidesportivo da Figueira (sports centre).
Surpassing expectations – by Ruth Sharpe
THE FIRST time Ben Harper came to Lisbon, he performed to a few hundred people at Lisbon University’s Aula Magna. Ten years on, Harper is set to return to Portugal
ECO POINT – New recycling taxes and fines
In this new series from The Resident, ECO POINT will look into Portugal’s stance on recycling – what is recycled, how it is recycled and what policies the government has
TAP phone lines jammed following new security measures
OVER THE course of the first two weeks in August, the TAP Air Portugal call centre registered a record 70,000 calls, 50 per cent more than in the same period
Faro hospital nurses protest over job uncertainty
NURSES AT Faro Hospital were due to stage a protest on September 6 in order to pressurise the government into offering them increased stability with regards to their employment. Currently,
The cutting edge
The Victor Picardo Group has expanded at a phenomenal rate in the last year, increasing the number of salons throughout the Algarve to eight. The most recent was opened in
Good luck Tim
Carvoeiro Tennis Club was the venue for a recent event to wish Tim Saltys success in the next stage of his tennis career, as well as giving him the opportunity
Turner case update
Carlos Alberto Marques, the doctor who performed the first autopsy on John Turner, the Englishman murdered in his Algarve home in 2005, admitted in Loulé court, on August 29, that
IN AID OF THE BOMBEIROS IN SILVES
Dinner with live music by Fernando Oliveira with raffle, tombola and auction Friday September 29, 8pm At Restaurant Ponte Romana, Silves. 4 course dinner: different starters, vegetable soup, fish cataplana,
Vehicle inspection centres shamed
VEHICLE INSPECTIONS in Portugal, which are routine periodical inspections, equivalent to the British MOT, are allegedly being carried out without due care and attention, with staff at many inspection centres