Algarve

At a time when queues seem endless and time ticks away unmercifully, it is truly a pleasure to shop at Continente, situated in the Algarve Shopping complex in Guia. The

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com FARO HOSPITAL has ordered an internal investigation following the death of a patient with Down’s syndrome. José Nunes, 36, died from heart failure on December 2

THE CASE of the four Polícia Judiciária inspectors accused of aggression against Leonor Cipriano will be heard by a judge on February 11. Leonor Cipriano from Figueira, Portimão, has accused

FARO PUBLIC Prosecutor has filed the case of an amateur photographer who was arrested in October (see The Resident edition of November 8) for taking pictures of children without permission

THE NEW Municipal market in Portimão, which cost around four million euros, officially opened to the public for the first time on Tuesday. With an area of 8,500 square metres,

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com NATIONAL electricity company REN has suspended the construction of pylons in the Vale Fuzeiros area in Silves after the Minister of Economy decided that an alternative

SEVERAL EVENTS have been organised by Oceânico Resorts and Leisure to celebrate the festive season in December. Destino Restaurant and Bar in Lagos and Calabaza Restaurant in Praia da Luz

FARO GNR have started stopping vehicles to check that children are being correctly and safely transported. A spokesman for Faro GNR said that although many awareness campaigns have been carried

THE BEACH front at luxury resort Vale do Lobo is due to be revamped in an effort to improve its amenities and facilities, as well as to combat coastal erosion.

TWO EARTHQUAKES measuring 3.1 and 3.4 on the Richter scale went virtually unnoticed in the Alentejo and Algarve regions on Monday. According to the meteorological institute, the first weaker earthquake