Mystery flares off Sagres coast
AN EXTENSIVE search and rescue operation sparked by reported sightings of two red flares off the coast of Sagres failed to find signs of a shipwreck or any other maritime
New centre opens
AN IMMIGRANT integration and support centre was opened in Lagos on January 27. The Centro Local de Apoio e Integração do Imigrante, which is the seventh to be opened in
Opening date announced
AFTER VARIOUS delays and setbacks, Faro’s new municipal market will finally be opened on February 8, At the time of going to press, the timing and programme for the inauguration
A hole in one for charities
THE ANNUAL golf tournament, gala dinner and show held at the Victoria Golf Course and Casino in Vilamoura on January 20, raised 53,000 euros for three charities: Existir – an
Opposition to consulate closure
PLANS TO close the Portuguese consulate in Seville, Spain are “a colossal strategic error by the Portuguese government” says the leader of the social democrats (PSD) in the Algarve. In
A partnership is born
The Resident is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Vale do Lobo resort. Competitions will be run throughout the year, where readers of The Resident can win tickets
Plans to revamp train network
CONSTRUCTION AND improvement of the rail network in the Algarve will be a top priority for the next few years. An evaluation study should be completed by May on the
A22 claims another life
A TRUCK driver has become the first person to be killed on the Via do Infante (A22) in 2007. The victim, 44-year-old Mario Ferreira Gomes, was killed on impact in
Portuguese history presentations
Dr Peter Booker and Professor Trevor Haywood will be presenting a series of illustrated talks on Portuguese history at the Vila Sol Hotel in Vilamoura, on alternate Wednesdays at 6.30pm.
Donations for new feature at synagogue
A WOODEN house at the new Isaac Bitton Museum Synagogue in Faro has been built, but donations for the installation of facilities, electricity and a sound system are still needed.