Thousands drive without car insurance
According to figures released last week from the Director General of Driving (DGV), over 26,000 drivers were caught last year in Portugal without the necessary car insurance and fined by
Give your pets the hotel they deserve!
A PET hotel, which will also be used as an animal refuge for cats and dogs, has recently opened in Tavira. The centre hopes to resolve the problems of holidaymakers
Turtles return home
After DECADES in captivity, eight turtles, which have been kept at the rehabilitation centre for marine species at Zoomarine’s Porto d’Abrigo in Guia, have recently been released back into the
Help the Algarve’s elderly
Dinner in aid of the old people’s home and hospice in Pêra A FUNDRAISING dinner will be held at 8pm on Saturday, August 26 in the pavilion at the Sheraton
Volta a Portugal gets off to a flying start
Volta a Portugal, the country’s most famous national bike race, now in its 68th year, departed from Portimão last weekend. In total, 17 teams began the 1,544 kilometre cycle, which
Horse and hounds
OVER 500 euros was recently raised for the São Francisco Dogs Home (Canil) and the Riding for the Disabled in the Algarve (RDA) association. The ‘Horse and Hound’ party celebrated
We want your batteries!
AT THE Resident, we are well aware of the need to help our planet in any way we can. So, following last week’s Letter from Brussels by Philip Bushill-Matthews, entitled
Hospital Central in the spotlight
MINISTER FOR Health, Correia de Campos, created a task force last week, whose remit is to define the medical care to be offered, and size and areas to be covered,
Weekend fish festivals in your area!
The 21st edition of the Seafood Festival, which began on Thursday, August 10, will continue until Tuesday in Olhão. Câmara President, Francisco Lela, was said to be very excited as
Jazz at the Bistro – reviewed by Ruth Sharpe
SPENDING AN evening walking along the neon lit tourist strip of Albufeira may not appeal to all of us, but a few minutes walk away from the hustle and bustle

