New summer 2007 routes from Thomsonfly
Thomsonfly.com has announced its summer 2007 flying programme from Faro, offering regular low fare flights to Bournemouth, Coventry and Doncaster from April to October 2007. In addition to Thomsonfly’s existing
C&A to open first Algarve store
By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FAMILY FASHION retailer, C&A, is to open its first store in the Algarve next month. Due to open in mid October at the Forum Algarve shopping
Rents to rise in the coming months
PORTUGAL’S NEW Lei do Arrendamento Urbano, the urban rent law, has come into force. Landlords can now begin to bring rent payments into line with market forces. However, the first
Church jazzing it up
A JAZZ lunch hosted by Susan Hamer raised funds for the St. Vincent’s Church of England Church’s charity work in the Algarve. The music was provided by the New Orleans Jazz
Schools to open on same day next year
RULE changes are being considered to ensure that schools in Portugal open on the same day next year. This follows the controversy this month, at the beginning of the school
Classic cars at Vale do Lobo
If you love elegant vintage cars, don’t miss the Vale do Lobo Classics on Sunday (September 24) at 10am. Fifty proud owners from all over the country will assemble their
Sócrates runs for the disabled
PRIME MINISTER José Sócrates was among the 13,000 participants running in the Unir Para Sorrir (Unite to Smile) relay marathon to raise money for the disabled last Saturday (September 16).
Congratulations all round
STUDENTS AT the International School of the Algarve have posted examination results that have out-performed UK averages. The latest set of results, released in August, are among the best ever for the
The Algarve wine society goes Italian
MEMBERS OF the Algarve Wine Society have just returned from a visit to the Veneto and Friuli wine producing areas of northeastern Italy. The group assembled in the garden of the
Construction due to begin on Estoi Palace in 2007
RENOVATION work on Estoi Palace has been delayed until January 2007 by the National Tourism Company (Enatur). When details of the proposals to restore the historic palace were first announced