Algarve

THE AUTOPSY on the body of a German sailor who was found dead in the Ria de Alvor in Portimão in December has proved inconclusive (See The Resident, January 4).

Carnival WILL be celebrated throughout the region this weekend with parties, parades and fancy dress competitions. Today (Friday), São Brás de Alportel will be hosting a traditional children’s carnival parade

By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com DESPITE LAST year’s property crisis in Spain, where more than 100,000 people lost their jobs as half the country’s small real estate agents closed down due

THANKS TO donations from individuals, clubs and companies leading up to the Christmas period, Algarve-based charity ACCA was able to deliver 1,300 presents to children living in institutions and day

PEOPLE LIVING in Albufeira and Lisbon have the best quality of life in Portugal, according to a new report by the Beira Interior University. The study, carried out by the

David Baverstock, a wine grower for Herdade de Esporão, is due to present wines for tasting at Barringtons Golf and Health Spa’s Breeze restaurant on February 22, from 7pm. The

IN AN effort to end the month long chaos in Faro hospital’s emergency unit, a new plan has been announced to provide more funds and create more space. However, the

A BRITISH woman shot by her Portuguese neighbour is in Intensive care in Lisbon. The shooting, which took place on Rua do Sol Posto in Olhão on December 15, was

RESIDENT EXCLUSIVE By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com THE CLOSURE of the passport issuing service in Lisbon and its transfer to Madrid is not a sign that Portugal is losing its status

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com VILA DO BISPO Câmara president, Gilberto Viegas, has met with the Portuguese Secretary of State for Environment, Humberto Rosa, to negotiate a solution for the constraints