Cookery course for men only
BENAFIM COMMUNITY centre in the borough of Loulé is launching a cookery course just for men, beginning at the end of this month and running through to March. Sessions will
Environmentalists fight to save trees
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com NINETY TREES are in danger of being felled in Castro Marim to make way for the construction of a luxury resort, claims an environmental organisation. José
Faro Câmara accused of incompetence
FORMER FARO Câmara President, José Vitorino has accused the current president, José Apolinário, of “political dishonesty and incompetence” for blaming the rise in câmara tariffs and delays in water works
Two die in Parque da Floresta crash
A YOUNG couple from Vila Do Bispo were killed on the EN125 on Sunday evening after their motorcycle collided with a tractor travelling in the same direction. The accident took
Mariza brings Fado to Portimão this month
PORTUGAL’S MOST famous singer, Mariza, will be performing at Portimão Arena on January 13 in a unique concert presented by the Algarve Tourist Board (RTA) and Portimão Câmara. Following her
New president for the Algarve Tourism Association
DANIEL QUEIRÓS has been named as the new president of the Associação de Turismo do Algarve (ATA), Algarve Tourism Association. Following a unanimous vote by association members on December 20,
Charity of the Year submissions
AT THE request of some charitable organisations, The Resident – Algarve & Lisbon Edition has extended the deadline for receipt of applications for its 2007 Charity of the Year. Submissions
Pro-abortion internet site launched
The Movimento Liberal-Social, the social-liberal movement has created an internet site promoting the ‘yes’ vote for abortion to be made legal in Portugal, which goes to a nationwide referendum on
Thieves filmed breaking into Loulé Modelo on boxing day
TWO HOODED individuals broke into Modelo supermarket in Loulé on Boxing Day morning, stealing thousands of euros worth of mobile phones and cameras. The robbers were caught on CCTV breaking
Violent attacks continue in east Algarve
By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com THREE FURTHER brutal and violent attacks have taken place in the days leading up to Christmas on expatriates living in Faro. Last week The Resident reported