New outfit for mascot
The Olhanense Expat Supporters Group has donated a brand new outfit for Moss The Stork. The popular mascot, launched when Olhanense gained promotion to the Premier Liga in 2009, visits
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The Algarve Resident will not be published next week, December 30. However, your favourite weekly newspaper will be back on the newsstands on January 6, 2012.
Police patrols on the deserted A22
By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Recent acts of violence against toll gate structures resulting in a road maintenance employee being injured have led to round-the-clock police surveillance of the A22. Following
Quinta da Ombria supports local community
A luxury golf and spa resort being developed between the parishes of Querença and Tôr in the district of Loulé supports the local community by helping to fund appropriate projects.
Recipe for making a million euro movie in the Algarve
By Jenny Grainer – Begin with a lot of guts and determination – A group of experienced experts in their field – Choose actors prepared to take a chance because
Spanish revellers
Albufeira tourist agency APAL is promoting New Year’s Eve in the Algarve to the Spanish market. The city of Albufeira has, for the last 10 years, become one of the
Algarve students help babies at risk
Three students from the University of the Algarve campus in Portimão have launched a campaign to help babies at risk as part of their curricular activity. The students, Ana Santos,
State pensions worth half within 20 years
Portugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has admitted that state pensions will fall by as much as 50% over the next 20 years. In an interview with Correio da Manhã
Alvor hotel targeted by criminal
By INÊS LOPES ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com A hooded man speaking in Spanish raided the reception of the four star Pestana Alvor Park on Tuesday night last week. The receptionist was forced to
Winter wonderland in the West
Santa’s Grotto has been created by the association of residents and friends of Vale de Telha at their headquarters, just outside of Aljezur. Bob Packham and David Ogborn of Amovate