Algarve

WORLD FAMOUS British golfer, Nick Faldo, is designing one of two golf courses at Oceânico Developments Amendoeira Golf Resort, currently under construction near Silves, and recently flew to the Algarve

A PROTEST by nurses at Faro Hospital over job security, reported in last week’s edition of The Resident, went ahead as planned on Wednesday. Around 150 nurses at the hospital, some

PRIME Minister, José Sócrates, was in the Algarve on Tuesday to open a new primary school and kindergarten in Conceição, Faro. Also present at the inauguration were the Secretary of

Quinta da Calma, the Centre for Integral Yoga and Holistic Health in São Lourenço near Almancil, is again holding its popular Festival of Light. Visitors are welcome to discover the wide

AFPOP, Portugal’s largest foreign residents’ association, is holding its annual sporting and social event, the Autumn Festival (previously known as Gala Week) at the end of September and the beginning

WAYS OF using more renewable energy in Portugal was on the agenda at a meeting in the Algarve attended by the Secretary of State for Industry and Innovation, António Guerra. With

Bishop John Baycroft, a former Bishop of Ottawa in Canada, has come to the Chaplaincy of St. Vincent’s Church of England for three months. Bishop Baycroft will guide and assist

SEVEN BOROUGHS in the Algarve have registered to join a voluntary programme to monitor sand quality in a project being co-ordinated by the European Blue Flag Association and developed by the

THE VILLAGE of Figueira, in the borough of Portimão, hosts the fourth Festival do Berbigão, (cockle festival) this weekend, September 9 and 10, at the Polidesportivo da Figueira (sports centre).

In this new series from The Resident, ECO POINT will look into Portugal’s stance on recycling – what is recycled, how it is recycled and what policies the government has