Algarve

SAGRES FORT, Fortaleza de Sagres, is set to receive a much needed facelift after a tender for the works to restore the fort was issued by the Ministry for Culture.

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com THE INTRODUCTION of charges for using a debit card in Portugal is still being considered, although it seems increasingly likely that the measure will be delayed

SPANISH FISHERMEN and lorry drivers, protesting against the high cost of fuel, closed the border between Portugal and Spain on Friday. Traffic was halted between the two countries because the

SILVES WILL be hosting a celebrity fashion show tomorrow (Saturday) in the Praça da Água, opposite the new municipal swimming pools. This show, which starts at 9.30pm, will include Portuguese

A SPANISH development has been slammed by Algarve MEP José Mendes Bota for advertising its golf course in Ayamonte as belonging in the Algarve. The Costa Esuri Golf Club (The

THE BRITISH Consul to the Algarve, Celia Edwards, will attend an AFPOP lunch on June 18 at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra. The event is open to anyone

A FOOD fair being held in Faro, in conjunction with the local Câmara and the association of hotels and similar industries (AIHSA) to promote regional cooking and catering establishments in

PORTIMÃO’S TROPIMAR Hotel, targeted by a number of young juvenile delinquents who have been using the abandoned building to live in, has been taken over by the Portimão Cãmara. The

THE GNR’s latest recruit possesses a unique skill in Portugal – she is capable of detecting the smell of blood at crime scenes. Natascha is a five year old Labrador

VANTEA, THE company now responsible for developing the Costa de Cabanas project near Tavira formerly controlled by ex-lawyer Michael Lynn, has insisted that it will continue with their project despite