Algarve

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

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

Blue wristbands for the 2girls2run charity fundraising event are now on sale at The Resident office in Lagoa. Minimum price for these bands, which feature the words Your Life, Live

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@the-resident.com AN ACCIDENT between a lorry and a truck on the EN125 junction opposite the International school of the Algarve in Porches destroyed the two vehicles and

RAIL PASSENGERS cannot contact many of the Algarve’s train stations by telephone because landline numbers are deactivated, despite being featured in telephone directories. A spokesman for CP, the Portuguese rail

AN ARCHAEOLOGY exhibition entitled Balsa, Cidade Perdida (Balsa, the lost city), has been extended until April 12 at the Edifício André Pilarte in Tavira. This exhibition contains information about, and

GUISEPPE VERDI’S opera, Il Trovatore, will be performed in four acts at the Auditório Pedro Ruivo in Faro on April 30. The opera is based on a romance written by

QUINTA DA Calma in Almancil will be holding a Spring Day on Saturday, April 12. The day is intended to explain the benefits of holistic healing. In the morning, visitors

ONE OF Japan’s most eminent pianists, Ishimoto Hiroko, will be giving two concerts at the Centro Cultural São Lourenço, near Almancil. Ishimoto will be performing pieces by various composers including

SILVES BOMBEIROS are facing financial difficulties as three of their ambulances have broken down and they do not have the funds to have them fixed. Part of the reason for