Busy month for São Brás Museum
São Brás Museum is hosting a series of activities this month, including a Valentine’s Day supper and dance on Tuesday, February 14 from 7pm. The evening, costing €12 per person
Calling all off-roaders!
Fissul pavilion in Silves is hosting the seventh annual event dedicated to off-road vehicle enthusiasts in the Algarve from today (Friday) until Sunday. Encontro Land Algarve, celebrating car brand Land
Cars removed
A total of 88 abandoned vehicles have been removed from the streets of Faro since July last year. The project to clean the streets of the capital has been developed
CCTV helps police
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,
Tolls – the mess!
Dear Editor, I drive to my office in Central London every day so the concept of cameras catching my car journey and paying is not new to me. My cars
Anti-tolls actions continue in Algarve
Anti-tolls group A22 Users’ Commission has vowed “not to lay down arms” against the government measure to introduce charges on the A22 from December 8 last year. Led by the
Buganvília regains free parking for winter
Residents, businesses and shoppers at Buganvília Plaza near Quinta do Lago won a reprieve from recently introduced parking fees just in time for Christmas. Since October, parking charges have been
Events guide revamped
A bilingual monthly events guide from the Algarve Tourism Board has been completely redesigned to become “even more reader-friendly” with an “elegant and light” layout. The February edition of the
Foreigners association expands outside Algarve
afpop, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, continued the expansion of their Satellite Office programme in January with the first of their satellite days in Cascais. After hosting a meal in
Group invests in the Algarve sun for energy
by EMMA BERTENSHAW emma.bertenshaw@theresidentgroup.com Although meeting government targets for debt recovery in Portugal remains a priority for most businesses, there are also signs of a strong commitment to improving natural