Algarve

A 16th century building in Cacela Velha, Vila Real de Santo António, is to be transformed into a visitors’ centre in the first half of this year. The Câmara said

An exhibition by the Art West group will be held at the Zoo of Lagos in Barão de São João from March 30 until April 30. The exhibition, AnimaZoo, will

by EMMA BERTENSHAW emma.bertenshaw@theresidentgroup.com Reports last week that Barclays Bank could close its Portugal operations have been denied by the group. There has been much speculation about cutbacks within the

A new programme of exercise is being promoted at the Hospital Particular do Algarve in Alvor. Dr Carlos Moedas has been leading a new initiative every Sunday to which all

An Algarve Ladies Lunch Club event will be held on March 29 at the Holiday Inn Algarve in Armação de Pêra. Sheena Rawcliffe, Managing Director of The Resident Group, will

Some Algarve markets are refusing to take oranges because they are so small due to a lack of rain. Horácio Ferreira from the Agricultural Cooperative of Citrus Producers in the

Loulé’s municipal park was inaugurated on February 1 after major redevelopment works. The Parque Municipal de Loulé, or the city’s “lungs” as it is described, aims to improve the quality

Members of the Rotary Club Silves donated a pair of trainers to each child at the Bom Samaritano Children’s Home in Alvor. Despite the current difficult economic climate, more than

Winner of the Chelsea Art Society prize for sculpture, Manny Woodard’s figures, are now on display at Galeria Corte-Real in Paderne. Cast in terracotta or Jesmonite, the sculptures are made

Estoi Palace International Rotary Club will have a fundraising stall at Estoi Market on Sunday. In aid of local and Rotary causes, club members will be selling unused clothing donated