Portimão Port under study
Experts are carrying out a study to determine a potential capacity increase for Portimão Port. A recent meeting between technicians of the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC), Nautical High
Portugal takes on Spain in bowls test match
Bowls Portugal are due to play Spain in the annual test match at the Vilamoura Bowls Club on November 14 and 15. Portugal currently has around 400 active bowlers and,
Thee Eviltones Portugal premiere
Today (Friday), Thee Eviltones, a garage rock band, will play in Portugal for the first time. The English band from Nottingham will take to the stage at 10pm at Bafo
Families assaulted and robbed at home
by INÊS LOPES & PAULO SILVESTRE ines.lopes@theresidentgroup.com Two families of foreign residents and an elderly Portuguese man have been violently attacked and robbed at their Algarve homes, in separate incidents,
German tourists die in tour boat accident
By SOPHIE MCCARRICK & INÊS LOPES sophiemccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Two German tourists died in a boating accident in Lagos on Tuesday. Both female victims, in their 70s, died after tourist boat Sol
Growing up in a foreign country
by SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com For many residents in the Algarve, “where are you from?” is a question asked on a regular basis. For adults, this question may not propose any
Health minister rules out changes to abortion law
Minister of Health Paulo Macedo has ruled out the possibility of changing the law on the Voluntary Termination of Pregnancies. Speaking at the American Club, the minister, who has come
Lions clube de Loulé events
Lions Clube de Loulé raised more than €1,300 at its last two events, a gala dinner at the Jardim do Vale Restaurant that raised €949 and a sale that brought
Pena party
St Martin’s Day will be celebrated at the Centro Ambiental da Pena in Loulé this weekend with a display of local produce. Tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday, from 3pm to 8pm,
Plan to save euro
by CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com A top political analyst and EU watcher says that Europe needs to find a political solution to the current Euro crisis urgently or the world could