Algarve

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

Aljezur International School has a new state-of-the-art IT suite. The new system, supplied and installed by PC Centre in Lagoa, combines powerful multi-media and audio-visual capacity with pioneering educational software,

A meeting of orchid lovers is being held tomorrow (Saturday) at Wingarden & Home in Lagoa. Those interested in knowing more about growing and looking after orchids should go along

CCTV footage led police to the suspect of a home break-in at Dunas Douradas in Almancil recently. The Portuguese man, 49, had entered the vacant property and stolen valuable items,

Syrian-Moroccan group Beth Nahrin will be closing the 12th Al-Mutamid Festival with a performance at Lagos Cultural Centre on February 11 at 9.30pm. Hicham Kheiri (violin), Salagh Sabbagh (darbuka), Abdessalam

Vilamoura International School introduced an innovative project in their Kindergarten at the beginning of this academic year. The project is based on an educational model where research is the basis