A Christmas delivery for Omega Parque
A RARE spotted deer was born on November 19, at Omega Parque in Monchique, the only zoological institution in the world exclusively dedicated to the conservation of highly threatened wild
Play golf and help cancer patients in the Algarve
FOLLOWING ON from the successful Mamamaratona 6 event in October, the Associação Oncológica do Algarve (AOA), the Algarve Oncology Association, is continuing its campaign to raise funds to build an
A historical ramble through Anglo-Welsh History
The next meeting of the Association Arqueologica do Algarve (AAA) will be held on Tuesday, December 5, at the Biblioteque Municipal in Loulé, at 2.30pm and the Convento de São
Recession threatens to dampen retailers’ spirits
CHRISTMAS lights are already shining brightly in some of the Algarve’s streets, Forum Algarve has had its decorations up for weeks, Santas are already sitting in their grottos across the
Aljezur residents demand alternative road
SEVEN HUNDRED residents in Aljezur have signed a petition to Mário Lino, Minister for Public Buildings, Transport and Communications requesting an alternative road to the EN120. Due to an increase
Rotary helps children in need and the area’s elderly
Excitement is already in the air throughout many homes and schools as Christmas approaches. Three-year-olds Sérgio and Margarica are no exception as they get a glimpse of some of Rotary’s
Beware of firms offering free surveys
The Resident has received warnings about a company operating in the Algarve that offers damp proofing and fire protection surveys. Two of the names which the firm uses are Nationwide
Shoebox appeal 2006
THE INTERNATIONAL School of the Algarve is helping underprivileged children all over the world by, once again, taking part in the Shoebox Appeal. Organised by registered charity, Samaritan’s Purse, founded
ALGARVE EXCLUSIVE
LOCAL RESIDENT David Reid, known to his friends as Irish Dave, has been revealed as a paedophile. The Belfast-born joiner is well-known among residents in Carvoeiro due to his regular
Estoi’s old cinema to be refurbished
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FARO CÂMARA is investing more than 315,000 euros in the refurbishing of Cinema Ossónoba in Estoi. The project is due to begin at the beginning of

