Algarve

Tents, cookers and gas bottles worth €1,000 were donated to the Scout Group of Almancil, Escuteiros de Portugal by the Almancil International Rotary Club (AIRC) on January 6. Money for

Opening hours of supermarkets in the municipality of Lagos will not be changing following a decision made by the Câmara on January 5. The decree law, which came into force

Portimão Câmara is planning to build a village from scratch, mainly targeted at elderly people. “It is a pilot project to be implemented in phases, which involves national and EU

Occupancy levels in the Algarve during December 2010 were the worst ever for that month, according to AHETA, the Algarve hotels and resorts association. Overall occupancy levels for hotels, apartments

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Algarve politicians and tourism chiefs have condemned statements by the Bank of Portugal (BdP) Governor, Carlos Costa, who said that the national tourism strategy must be

Faro Musicians Association (ARCM), which received an eviction order from the court in February 2010, has sent a letter to all 2011 presidential candidates claiming that this decision is “an

In order to promote the region as a tourist destination, the Algarve Tourism Association (ATA) has launched a television campaign on German television channel N-TV. The campaign runs until January

First and foremost a very Happy New Year to all our readers as we welcome you to the second half of the present season. Unfortunately the weather took a hand

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Electricity supplier EDP has come under fire from Algarve MP Mendes Bota, who claims that it provides a poor service in the region, with frequent cuts