EU funds explained at BPCC Algarve event
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com A TOTAL of 635,800 million euros from EU funds is how much the Algarve has to spend on regional projects through the several development initiatives available,
Court will study appeal to protect estuary
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@the-resident.com THE ADMINISTRATIVE Central Court of the South has agreed to study an appeal from the Alvor-based association A Rocha to stop owners from Quinta da Rocha,
Donate your hair for cancer
YOUR HAIR is needed for the 2girls2run initiative, to help support those who lose theirs due to illness and treatment associated with cancer. Around 25 centimetres of hair is all
Conference
VILA DO Bispo’s Municipal Assembly will be hosting a series of conferences for the public, the first of which will be held in Vila do Bispo’s municipal auditorium on April
Air show
PORTIMÃO AIRFESTIVAL, the first of its kind in Portugal, is due to take place in the riverside area of the city between April 25 and 27. Included in the air
PJ no longer investigating death of woman
THE CASE of an Australian woman who was found dead at her home in São Brás de Alportel on March 20, by a neighbour, is no longer being investigated by
A revival of the region’s cork producing history
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com SÃO BRÁS de Alportel has developed two projects which aim to raise awareness among residents and visitors to the region about the cork industry and products
Plane destroys house of Algarve holidaymaker
A PRIVATE Cessna Citation 501 aircraft crashed into a housing estate in Farnborough, Kent, on Sunday afternoon leaving five people dead and property destroyed. All the occupants of the plane
Faro-Gatwick
BRITISH AIRWAYS began their new flight service between Faro and London Gatwick on March 30. Jordi Porcel, the director general of British Airways in Portugal and Spain, said: “the new
New approach from Algarve Orchestra
THE ALGARVE Orchestra aims to attract more people to classical music with a variety of original open air concerts which include operas sung in Portuguese. “Our main aim is to

