House collapses in Faro following torrential rain
AN UNOCCUPIED house in the centre of Faro collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, November 29, apparently due to the extremely heavy rain of the previous day. According to
Infant safety advice in Silves
AN INFANT safety seminar is being offered at the Museu Municipal de Arqueologia de Silves tomorrow (Saturday, December 9), aimed at helping parents to avoid child related accidents and keep
Modelo comes to Lagoa
After months of construction, the new Modelo supermarket in Lagoa, on the road towards Slide and Splash waterpark, is due to open on Wednesday December 13, at 8:30am. Shoppers can
Network’s Christmas fair
The Network Christmas Fair, which took place on Friday, December 1, at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra, raised 1,630 euros for the Riding for the Disabled, Network’s chosen
I Believe I can fly
WITH THE general theme of ‘You Can Be a Winner’ the Jack Petchey Foundation award ceremony held on Wednesday, November 15, at the Montechorro Hotel in Albufeira began after a
Intermezzo update
HIGHLY REGARDED French lawyer Gilbert Collard has announced that he will be working with the defence team of Corinne Caspar, the woman at the centre of the controversial Intermezzo case.
International golf travel market may return
EIGHT YEARS after it was first hosted in Vilamoura, one of the most important events in the golfing sector, the International Golf Travel Market, may return to the Algarve. An
Looking back and looking forward
A GROUP of golfers who have raised 350,000 euros for local charities since first getting together on Vilamoura courses in 1998 are now looking forward to their 2007 event. Every
Major home fair in Faro
ALGARDECOR, THE Algarve’s answer to the Ideal Home Exhibition, is now on at EXPOFARO, located alongside the municipal swimming pool complex in Faro. The exhibition space totals 3,000sqm and visitors
Making Christmas simple – part two
THE RESIDENT will be publishing a further guide to all things Christmassy in the next issue. All hotel and restaurant owners, schools, charities, associations, câmaras, shops and so on, are

