Algarve

PLANS ARE in place for the construction of an 80-room, three star hotel at Faro airport on available space to the north of the car parks. Although negotiations with the airport

THE overwhelming generosity of readers and the Friends Lunch Club has ensured there were enough backpacks donated to equip all the children on the register of the Castelo de Sonhos

Thomsonfly.com has announced its summer 2007 flying programme from Faro, offering regular low fare flights to Bournemouth, Coventry and Doncaster from April to October 2007. In addition to Thomsonfly’s existing

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FAMILY FASHION retailer, C&A, is to open its first store in the Algarve next month. Due to open in mid October at the Forum Algarve shopping

RULE changes are being considered to ensure that schools in Portugal open on the same day next year. This follows the controversy this month, at the beginning of the school

A JAZZ lunch hosted by Susan Hamer raised funds for the St. Vincent’s Church of England Church’s charity work in the Algarve. The music was provided by the New Orleans Jazz

MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society have just returned from a visit to the Veneto and Friuli wine producing areas of northeastern Italy. The group assembled in the garden of the

If you love elegant vintage cars, don’t miss the Vale do Lobo Classics on Sunday (September 24) at 10am. Fifty proud owners from all over the country will assemble their

WORLD HEART Day is being commemorated on Sunday, September 24, with a range of activities across the Algarve, including walks, exercise classes and free health checks. In Portimão, the general public

STUDENTS  AT the International School of the Algarve have posted examination results that have out-performed UK averages. The latest set of results, released in August, are among the best ever for the