Driving licence update

By: DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com WITH SCORES of expatriates waiting long periods for their new Portuguese driving licences (The Resident, edition May 2), a solution is available for those wanting to

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Sand city

THE SIXTH sand sculpture exhibition festival, Festival Internacional de Esculturas em Areia (FIESA), held annually at Pêra, is under construction in preparation for its grand opening to the public on

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

New Algarve hospital moves a step closer

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com WORK ON Faro’s new hospital should have started years ago, Portugal’s Prime Minister José Sócrates has admitted. Speaking on Saturday at Parque das Cidades near Loulé

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Organic fair

THE FIRST weekly organic market will be held tomorrow morning (Saturday, May 10) in Portimão between 9am and 1pm. The market will run every Saturday until the end of September

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Water park opens for summer

AQUASHOW FAMILY park officially opened its doors for this year’s summer season on May 1. This year, the Quarteira-based Aquashow water park has new features and facilities, including a new

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Cannes festival

PORTUGAL’S BOA Esperança caravel set sail for France on Sunday to represent Algarve tourism at the 61st Cannes film festival. This replica of a caravel ship will spend 18 days

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Exhibition opens

A NEW exhibition featuring works by local German artist, Kathrin Schadlich will be opening on May 24 at the Galleria Corte-Real. As well as the inauguration of the exhibition,  which features

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

Capital gains confusion clarified

By: DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@the-resident.com A BRITISH national newspaper has reported that expatriates are being discriminated against in Spain by being charged more in capital gains tax than Spanish people when

May 7, 2008by shareitIn

You want to see them run!

THE FINAL 10km of 2girls2run will start at 10am on Sunday (May 11) and members of the public are invited to go along to Sagres to take part or simply

May 7, 2008by shareitIn