Algarve

SILVES CÂMARA is inviting all shops in the town to enter a Christmas window-dressing competition, or Concurso de Montras de Natal. The event is always launched in December and is

DOCTORS HAVE put forward a list of proposals in an attempt to solve the ongoing crisis at Faro hospital. The problems started at the beginning of November after doctors presented

ALGARVE RESTAURANTS are leading the list of Portuguese establishments classified by the Michelin Guide, the most influential reference book in the gastronomy industry. The Red Guide is keeping unchanged the

The Algarve Wine Society held a wine tasting event at Barringtons, Vale do Lobo where David Grindley presented nine different Dão wines. Dão wines are quite unique in Portugal and

AN ENGLISH version of the eastern Algarve website, www.eastalgarve.com, is now up and running, according to the group that spearheaded the initiative, Associação Sotavento Algarvio (ASA). The website provides useful

TWO EXHIBITIONS have been organised in Lagos to celebrate the International day for handicapped children, which takes place on Monday, December 3. N.E.C.I, a school for physically and mentally disabled

THE NEW British Ambassador for Portugal, Alexander Ellis, was due to visit the Algarve yesterday (Thursday) for the first time since his appointment to the post. He was expected to

THE LATEST meeting about the negotiations for the electrical pylons that are being constructed between Tunes and Portimão was again fruitless. Representatives from the electrical company REN and Silves Câmara,

FUNDAÇÃO PEDRO Ruívo in Faro is holding its second annual Gala Maria Campina on December 4 at 9.30pm in the Conservatório Regional do Algarve Maria Campina. The event includes several

Following the death of Algarve resident Jim Player, allegedly from injuries sustained during an altercation in May, police told The Resident that they will now liaise with his family and