Shop ‘till you drop
THE LIONS Clube de Loulé, a charity dedicated to helping the local community, is holding its next fund-raising sale on December 3. Over the last two years, the club has
Silves emergency service closes at night
LACK OF demand rather than budget cuts are said to be behind the sudden end of round-the-clock care at the Silves medical centre. The announcement that the the Serviço de
Spinning at Estrela da Luz
FEW ACTIVITIES can boast burning 500 calories in 40 minutes. That’s why Spinning, an intense indoor cycling class, has inspired millions worldwide to get active. The popularity of the sport
Thank you from Alcantarilha School
AN APPEAL for old computer monitors made by the Alcantarilha Primary School in the October 6 edition of The Resident, has had an overwhelming response. The school has not only
The country remembers
Remembrance Day was marked in the Algarve with a service at Santa Bárbara de Nêxe. A new two-metre, white stone memorial cross had been consecrated by local craftsmen at Leonilde
Tourists feel safe in the Algarve
A study has revealed that 96.3 per cent of tourists visiting the Algarve felt just as, or more, safe throughout their visit than they do at home. Carried out over
Congratulations to the New York finishers
EVERYONE AT The Resident would like to congratulate all those runners and walkers who took part in the New York marathon on November 5. Congratulations go to Amanda Mortimer, Eddy
Santa on the way to the Forum
Santa arrives at Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro this Saturday, November 11, at 11am. His arrival marks, for many, the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the Algarve.
Dakar drivers shift into overdrive
A TEAM entered for next year’s Lisbon-Dakar rally is to be sponsored by two Algarve tourism organisations. The Região de Turismo do Algarve, (RTA) and the Associação de Turismo do
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