Algarve

TAXI DRIVERS working in the Algarve are to receive foreign language tuition and attend customer service and public relations courses. The news was announced by the Algarve Tourism Board, the

Lindsey Ravilious, a fourth year undergraduate student studying for an MSc in Geoscience at Royal Holloway, University of London in the UK, has recently completed a project entitled Tracking Dinosaurs

By Chris Graeme chrisgraeme@sapo.pt IT WAS 10 years ago that one of the most ambitious and controversial engineering and construction schemes ever conceived for Portugal was launched. The European Commission,

The nativity scene in the centre of Faro, near the dock, was missing its central figure last week after thieves stole the baby Jesus from his manger. The câmara has

Carvoeiro Tennis Club held their annual Club Champions tournament on December 10, in the presence of more than 50 spectators. Not only were spectators able to cheer on players of

THE BRITISH Consulate in Portimão is extending its opening hours to the public from January 2, 2007. From that date the new opening times to the public will be: Monday

OLHÂO’S IGREJA Matriz will be opening its doors for one of the borough’s most special evenings of the year today (December 22), at 9.30pm, when nationally acclaimed choir, Choral Phydellius,

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com EARLIER THIS year, following comments by the Environment Minister, reported in the September 8 edition of The Resident, it looked likely that consumer water bills would

SEVERAL DOGS have been victim to poisoning in Guia and Algoz, suspected to have been put down by hunters. Two Dalmatians were killed on December 13, after coming into contact