Car parking charges are “driving customers away”
By Emma Bertenshaw editorial@theresidentgroup.com Customers are being driven away from a popular shopping area because of recently-introduced parking charges, say shop owners. The charges have been in place since the
Parliament delays decision on A22 tolls … again
By Paulo Silvestre paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s legislators have again postponed the start date for the introduction of tolls on the Algarve’s A22 motorway, this time because of the “amount of other
Cross-border deal
Cross-border cooperation between Portugal and Spain has been boosted with the creation of an organisation to strengthen business and tourist links in the Algarve, Alentejo and Andalucia regions. Representatives of
Pomegranate in the kitchen
São Brás de Alportel is celebrating the fruit of the month, the pomegranate, with a show cooking event at the municipal market on Saturday, November 26. During the morning, Chef
Cut backs on winter flights
By Sophie McCarrick sophiemccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Across the board flight cutbacks have drastically affected Ryanair’s services to and from Faro airport this winter, with the low-cost airline having grounded 80 of its
Reinforcing bank capital can’t be done at expense of economy
By Chris Graeme chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com The Bank of Portugal, which supervises the activities of the nation’s banks, has stated that banks which are reinforcing their capital ratios are not doing so
Differences on show in Loulé
An exhibition to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities is opening at the Casa da Cultura exhibitions hall in Loulé on December 2. Organised by Existir, a local association
Santa Claus arrives early in Algarve
Santa Claus will be present at multinational performance group Aperitivo’s Jorge in Wonderland performances this month. Based on the famous characters from Alice in Wonderland, the Mad Hatter, March Hare
Dress rehearsal for the General Strike
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com A strike on Wednesday, November 9, which paralysed trains, metros, ferries and buses across the country, promised to be a dress rehearsal for the General Strike
Swan Lake comes to region
Performers from the Russian Classical Ballet will present Swan Lake on November 28 in the Teatro Municipal de Portimão and on November 29 in the Teatro das Figuras, Faro. Both