Valentines in Loulé
Traders in Loulé will be marking Valentine’s Day with free sweets for shoppers buying Valentine’s gifts in selected stores in the city. From tomorrow (Saturday) until February 14, the exclusive
East Algarve golf competition
A fully subscribed East Algarve Trophy2011 golfing competition will start tomorrow (Saturday) with the first competitors’ meeting at the Hotel Porta Nova before the golf starts on Sunday, February 6
Irish referees train in Algarve
A four-day training camp for fifty top referees from the Irish Football Association took place at the Amendoeira Sports Club near Silves between January 24 and 28. The Algarve was
Jewellers in Silves robbed by two men
Two men robbed a jewellery store in Silves in the early hours of January 26. According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã residents living at Rua Comendador Vilarinho, where the
New route from Ryanair
Low cost Irish airline Ryainair has announced a new route between Faro and Manchester to begin on April 13. This takes the total number of routes between the Algarve and
New wind farm
A new wind farm is to be constructed in the Malhanito area of Cachopo in the Tavira council. Tavira Mayor Jorge Botelho told Lusa news agency: “Work on this project
PS and PSD teamed up against the suspension of tolls on the
by PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com A bid to block the introduction of tolls on the A22/Via do Infante has failed. Comissão de Utentes da A22, the commission of A22 users, represented
Silves theatre remains closed
Teatro Gregório Mascarenhas in Silves is still waiting for a formal inspection to check the premises and give permission for the building to open its doors to the public. Despite
St. Patrick´s Day
A gala dinner in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day will take place at the Hotel Miragem in Cascais on March 19. The event, organised by the Irish Association of Portugal,
Algarve’s Cavaco Silva re-elected President
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Aníbal Cavaco Silva was re-elected as President of the Portuguese Republic on Sunday and immediately launched an attack on some rival candidates for attempting to “blacken