Algarve

TWO ARMED men robbed a bank in Alte, Loulé, last Wednesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of money. The pair made their move at 11am on October 10 when

MORE THAN half a billion euros has been earmarked for the Algarve until 2013 from the European Union, through the government’s national planning scheme (QREN). A total of 600 million

BLUETONGUE DISEASE is spreading across the Algarve. After an inspection by vets from the Organização de Produtores de Pecuária, a private organisation of animal farmers, several animals were found infected

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com MONCHIQUE’S DECAYING 16th century Franciscan Convent has been abandoned by the council and left to be squatted in by a local man. The Resident received a

WORKMEN HAVE been battling against the clock to complete the final touches of the Pavilhão do Arade, which is due to open today (Friday). The Algarve’s largest pavilion, with a

National Electrical Company, REN, went back on their word and failed to attend a meeting on October 12 at the Environment Ministry in Lisbon with representatives from Silves Câmara and

AMÁLIA RODRIGUES’ Fado legacy and career are being celebrated by Lagoa Câmara with a special cultural programme featuring Fado performances, exhibitions, debates, cinema and a mass throughout this month. Now

A MAN was sentenced to seven years and six months in jail for sexually abusing his four-year-old daughter. The Portimão court considered there were “no doubts” of the crime after

TWO EXPERIENCED sales professionals will be offering a humorous slant on selling and how it works (or not) at a special dinner on Wednesday, October 24, being organised as part

By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com THE WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) wants 50 per cent of all babies in the world to be breastfed in their first six months until 2010. The