Algarve

Congratulations to Helena McCartan, Rosemary Ward, Debra Sadler Burkett and Hélia Albertina, who are the winners of our Facebook competition of January 16. They had to tell us, in 12

Lagos Câmara hopes hoteliers in the area will come together to promote the city’s cultural and patrimonial heritage and turn it into a major tourist attraction. In a bid to

A talk about the famous Portuguese music genre fado is taking place on Monday, February 13 at Tavira’s Municipal Library, from 6pm. The talk by historian and Algarve resident Peter

A municipal road between Martim Longo and Santa Justa in the Alcoutim council has been completely resurfaced after works to connect the latter location to mains water were finished. Road

The ferry link between Portimão and Madeira by the ship Volcan de Tijarafe has been scrapped by Spanish operating company, Naviera Armas, after three years. The service, which ended on

A competition to find young talent in the Portimão area has been launched by the Câmara. The Arte Jovem@Portimão competition is aimed at people aged between 18 and 35, living

An animal charity that has been helping stray and abandoned animals throughout the Algarve since 2000 has appealed for help from residents. The Hope Fund keeps going at present thanks

DJ Owen Gee and guitarist Daryl Bee provided the entertainment at last month’s English speaking ALFA (the association of literary friends of the Algarve) meeting. The group’s second get-together of

by EMMA BERTENSHAW emma.bertenshaw@theresidentgroup.com Two mining operators have expressed a long standing interest in exploiting new areas of feldspar deposits in the mountains of Monchique. Over the past year, there