Albufeira funds projects in Cape Verde
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA President, Desidério Silva, visited Ilha do Sal, in Cape Verde, recently to see the progress behind the plan of twinning the two municipalities. On the first day of
Police criticised by Dutch tourists
A DUTCH couple, who were on holiday in the Algarve, complained about the “inefficiency” of Lagos PSP police, stating that they were given poor service after they had been robbed,
Algarve Artists Society
THE SOCIETY for like-minded artists, who want to get together to exchange ideas, listen to professionals, create new pieces and chat about their passion – art – is holding its
Portugal at risk of land loss
According to a report from Quercus, a Portuguese association for nature preservation, 630km of the Portuguese mainland is at risk from coastal erosion. This represents 67 per cent of the
Algarve shows only increasing birth rate in Portugal
THE ALGARVE is the only region in Portugal where the number of births has risen in the past five years. Dr. Rui Lourenço, the president of the Administração Regional de
Prosperity at Faro Airport
Air Traffic in Faro Airport is expected to increase by five per cent against last year. In March, 10,687 passengers arrived at the airport, which shows a rise of 5.9
Algarve Summer Festival ticket winners …
Have you won? CONGRATULATIONS GO to Ian O’Brien from Porches and Ann-Marie Walker from Albufeira, who have each won a pair of two-day passes for the Algarve Summer Festival! They
STOP PRESS
THE RESIDENT has been contacted by Suzie Bell from Senses Skin Care Centre in Lagos, who informed us that the official opening of the centre is Saturday, June 17, not
Algarve Wine Society visits Setúbal wine producing area
MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society, led by Anthony Pattison, travelled by coach from Albufeira to the Setúbal wine producing area, south of Lisbon, recently. Their first visit was to
Tourism Board unveils plans for new Algarve Card
VERY SOON, visitors will be able to walk into any tourism information office in the Algarve and book a hotel room, buy tickets for theme parks or passes for museums.

