Algarve

English-language theatre group A Portada have created an interactive information pack to support the forthcoming production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Before going to watch the play, being performed at the

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com PSP police have criticised the media “for inciting fear” about crime levels in the Algarve, when in reality crime figures are down for the region, and

PJ police have apprehended the men who allegedly raped an Italian woman in the early hours of August 16. According to the police, the suspects were identified but the victim

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Sharks have been spotted off the Algarve coast in the past week. Sightings of what are believed to be Hammerhead Sharks have occurred at Praia do

A Caribbean-themed dance night will be taking place at the Hotel Colina dos Mouros in Silves on September 13 from 8pm. The evening has been organised by the Silves Dance

GNR police seized 1.2 million smuggled cigarettes, the largest haul this year, near Portimão on August 21 during a routine operation. The cigarettes were found when officers stopped a Spanish

Faro’s Rui Machado leapt five places to number two in the 2011 ATP year-to-date challenger rankings after taking a record fourth tour title this season. The 27-year-old beat dual Estoril

Water consumption in the last decade in the Algarve has nearly doubled, but usage seems to have peaked and is now falling. Increased environmental awareness and the need to save

Divers from across the region took part in an international project to clean up the seas with members from Indigo Divers in Albufeira aiding 10 divers in a cleanup of

By CHRIS GRAEME Chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The economic crisis affecting Spain means that the Spanish are either staying at home for their holidays or visiting neighbouring Portugal rather than going away to