Differences on show in Loulé
An exhibition to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities is opening at the Casa da Cultura exhibitions hall in Loulé on December 2. Organised by Existir, a local association
Faro Jewish Heritage Appeal
Faro Jewish Heritage Centre is appealing to the public to help them fund continued maintenance and administration of the only remaining vestige of the first post-inquisition Jewish presence in Portugal,
GNR give formal support to Safe Communities Algarve
An international security expert and former INTERPOL consultant has been praised by the GNR police for his efforts to increase crime prevention awareness among residents in the Algarve. Colonel Francisco
Lagos boat accident investigated
Two separate investigations have been launched by the authorities to determine the cause of an accident with a tour boat in Lagos last Tuesday, which led to the death of
Nativity scene in aid of animals
An animal association in Vila Real de Santo António is to benefit from entry fees to the city’s annual giant nativity scene. Gaudi – Centro de Animais, which supports the
New ALFA leader
ALFA, the Association for Literature and Film in the Algarve, has a new English section leader. Long standing Algarve resident Jenny Grainer has taken on the role and is holding
New Lagos boardwalk
Lagos Council has released plans for a new esplanade above the recently finished underground car park alongside the main Avenida dos Descobrimentos. The project, which is expected to cost around
New tolls protest
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Residents opposed to the introduction of tolls on the A22 road (Via do Infante) will be taking to the streets on October 5, exactly a year
Parliament delays decision on A22 tolls … again
By Paulo Silvestre paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s legislators have again postponed the start date for the introduction of tolls on the Algarve’s A22 motorway, this time because of the “amount of other