Algarve

Jim Player, one of Algarve’s longest established residents, died in Santa Maria Hospital in Faro on Sunday, November 18. Jim had been hospitalised for six months following an incident that

FARO CÂMARA is opening a ski slope for snowboarders tomorrow (Saturday). Located in the downtown area where the shops are concentrated, the ski slope is one of the attractions for

OCEANICO GROUP has extended the calendar for the Twentieth Vilamoura Golf Trophy, the biggest event for golf amateur players in Portugal. The tournament will be held from November 29 to

Michael Bach, who is 56, has been the German Consul for Faro, Beja, Évora, Portalegre and Setúbal districts since 2002. He has lived in the country since 1999 but started

By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com IBERIAN COMMERCIAL property developer Chamartín is to develop a massive new Dolce Vita shopping centre in the Algarve. The decision was announced by the property giant’s

DRIVERS IN Portimão face road closures today (Friday) and tomorrow due to the Rally Casinos do Algarve, one of the oldest car racing competitions in the region. The last competition

THE FIRST charity golf tournament in aid of the Portuguese society for sufferers of multiple sclerosis will take place at Quinta do Lago on Sunday. The Campos de Golf Sul

AN ALGARVEAN athlete from the Arena de Faro, Dorisa Peres, will be competing for the national team at the Wako kickboxing World Championship between November 26 and December 2 in

AFTER NINE years at Quatro Estradas, near Almancil, the Lagos Animal Protection Society (LAPS) central Algarve charity shop has been forced to vacate the premises by Sunday (November 25). LAPS

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com THE 13TH CONGRESS on the Algarve at the Cultural Centre in Lagos last week featured presentations and discussions on a range of regional topics, most notably