Loulé shepherd loses 23 animals in dog attack
A SHEPHERD from Loulé found the carcasses of 23 of his animals, which appeared to have been the victims of a savage attack by a pack of dogs. The attack,
New budget supermarket for Lagoa
A NEW low cost supermarket will open in Lagoa in June, adjacent to the municipal Bombeiros station, The Resident has learned this week. In recent months, many locals had been
Police arrest couple selling heroin in Lagos
LAGOS POLICE recently arrested a couple, caught dealing heroin. The couple, residents of Lagos, would buy the drug and prepare it for direct sale to drug addicts in the city
Police catch petrol station hold-up suspects
TWO YOUTHS, a Portuguese aged 18 and a German aged 20 were detained in the borough of Silves last week, suspected of carrying out an armed robbery at a petrol
Across the Atlantic with João Falcato
THE SECOND in a series of concerts hosted by the Friends of São Brás Museum takes place on Friday, March 3 at 8pm at the museum itself, featuring the renowned
West Algarve residents desperate over sewage plant
RESIDENTS OF Vale do Boi, a small village nestling in a valley west of Lagos, are up in arms about the proposed construction of an open sewage treatment plant in
Albufeira’s banks under attack
IN JUST seven months, no less than five bank robberies have taken place in the Albufeira area, with the town’s Banif branch being the subject of three separate hold-ups. Unsurprisingly,
Where your money went
LAST YEAR, the Friends of São Brás association donated 13,000 euros to the new radiotherapy unit at Faro Hospital, 3,700 euros to the Bombeiros, and provided 730 euros worth of
Algarve Orchestra stages concerts for families
AS A result of a joint initiative between the Algarve Orchestra and Faro Municipal Theatre, a series of special family concerts will be staged from Sunday, February 26, until June
Government grants six million to promote Algarve tourism
THE ALGARVE is to receive from the Instituto de Turismo de Portugal (ITP) six million euros, from a national budget of 30.5 million euros, to promote tourism in the region.

