Popular holidays
Portugal is the fourth most searched for holiday destination at property rentals website Homelidays. Established in Portugal since 2005, the holiday rentals portal has 173,000 Portuguese members, with Portugal representing
Connecting girls
A service to mark International Women’s Day will be held on Sunday at St. Andrew’s Church, Lisbon at 11am with British Ambassador Jill Gallard as a guest speaker. It will
Protecting Praia Grande
Following the approval of construction plans for Praia Grande in Silves, Almargem, the environmental protection association of the Algarve, has expressed its concerns for the project. Speaking on behalf of
Crime prevention radio feature
Crimecheck, a new crime prevention radio feature, has been launched by Kiss FM Algarve in conjunction with Safe Communities Algarve. David Thomas, founder of Safe Communities Algarve, said that the
Residents help abandoned animals
With an ever growing number of abandoned animals on the streets of the Algarve, a multi-national group of volunteers have joined forces with the Canil de Portimão with the aim
Encore for Madrugada in Almancil
To coincide with the opening of its third shop in Almancil, the Madrugada charity is holding a Gala Dinner and Fashion Show at Bobby Jones, Vilar do Golf in Quinta
Residents ignore warning signs
Ignoring warning signs and barriers put up by Lagos council, residents have been seen crossing the condemned D.Maria bridge. Closed to all traffic on February 11, the bridge was quickly
Forget the easy option … it isn’t!
by Chris Graeme news@algarveresident.com ‘In My View’ is written by freelance journalist, photographer and Editor of Partners in Business, Chris Graeme, who lives in Lisbon and enjoys subjects such as
Resort raises for UNICEF
Le Méridien Penina Golf & Resort near Portimão has raised more than €5,000 in aid of UNICEF. The funds, raised during golf, football and gastronomic events, among others, last year
Friends help home
A group of 34 Norwegian and Swedish residents in the Portimão area organised a lunch to raise funds for a local children’s home on February 23. The lunch, held at

