New home for tortoises
Two tortoises weighing more than 20 kilos each have found a new home at Lagos Zoo after their British owners had to return to the UK. The tortoises had been
Parking meters
Loulé Câmara is to install parking meters in the main tourist resorts of Vilamoura, Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo. Mayor Seruca Emídio said: “The measure is to control
Piano concerts
Chinese pianist Sa Chen will be returning to the Algarve to play two concerts at the Centro Cultural São Lourenço on May 23 and 25. Sa Chen will be playing
Portimão port to welcome 4,000 cruise ship visitors in May
Portimão is due to receive six cruise ships between now and May 26, carrying more than 4,000 passengers and almost 1,800 crew members. These stops reinforce the position of Portimão
Rain causes chaos in Faro
By DAISY SAMPSON & PAULO SILVESTRE news@algarveresident.com Heavy rain on Wednesday morning led to disruption at Faro airport, with incoming flights being diverted to nearby airports in Spain and Portugal,
Skin cancer campaign
A walk organised by the Algarve Oncology Association (AOA) to raise awareness about skin cancer is to be held on May 28, starting at 6.30pm from Jardim Manuel Bívar in
THE MAYOR WILL SORT IT OUT
A strange foreign woman has an entire town up in arms and it is up to the Mayor to sort it all out in The Mayor of Torontál by the
Uniting the communities
By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@theresidentgroup.com A new initiative aiming at uniting the foreign and Portuguese communities in the rural area of Messines has been created. Help, a foreign welcome group, was
Weather causes chaos at Faro airport
Heavy rain on Wednesday morning (May 18) led to disruption at Faro Airport, with incoming flights being diverted to nearby airports in Spain and Portugal, while areas within the terminal
Albufeira promoted in Andalusia
Albufeira’s promotional agency (APAL) attended the Europe and Latin America Tourism Fair – Euroal, which was held at the Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de Torremolinos, in Spain, from June 2 to