Algarve

EXPLOSIVES WERE discovered by GNR officers while carrying out an investigation at a construction site in Caldas da Monchique on February 6. Officers had gone to the site to investigate

If you are a fan of magic and illusions, then do not miss the Festival of Magic this summer in Albufeira. International magicians will be performing tricks and a magic

A FIREWORKS display brought the inauguration of the Municipal Market of Loulé on February 1 to a dramatic close. Inaugurated by câmara president Seruca Emídio, the building has 26 shops

VOLUNTEERS ARE needed by Riding for the Disabled in the Algarve (RDA), a non-profit making charitable organisation. The organisation, which uses horses for hippotherapy for those with serious disabilities, needs

NATIONAL CO-ORDINATOR for Aids and HIV prevention, Professor Dr Henrique Barros was in Faro on January 31, to present the National Programme for the Prevention and Control of HIV/Aids for

SCOTTISH LOW cost airline Flyglobespan.com has announced a new route between Durham Tees Valley and Faro starting from the beginning of April. Initially, there will be two flights a week

By: Louise Pimm louise@portugalresident.com SHEHEREZADE’S GREATEST Hits, the most recent panto from The Algarveans Experimental Theatre group was exactly that, a hit. From a tap dancing camel, belly dancers, a

THE PORTUGAL Rally, which returns on March 30, is expected to generate 27.6 million euros in the Algarve and lower Alentejo. The rally is the fifth stage of the World

THE RESIDENT’S Charity of The Year will be announced in next week’s edition (February 16). The judges, faced with a very difficult decision, have requested more time to deliberate.