Algarve

A 19-YEAR-old man was violently beaten by three men as he left a bar in Praia da Rocha with a girl in the early hours of Sunday morning. The men,

LAGOA WILL be celebrating its annual religious festival of our Lady of Light, Nossa Senhora da Luz, on September 8 which is a bank holiday for the town. Celebrations will

FOLLOWING A series of alcohol related incidents, Tavira Câmara has ordered all bars located in the dock area to close at 4am. The previous closing time was 6am but following

ORGANISERS OF Portimão’s first sex fair, which ended on Sunday, are satisfied that the event was a success and are hoping to repeat it next year. Throughout the three days

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com A VILAMOURA nightclub was forced to cancel an event featuring an internationally acclaimed DJ after it was closed down by four government inspectors. The Nikki Beach

ACCORDING TO animal protection agency SOS-Animal, there have never been so many animals left abandoned in one summer as this year. SOS-Animal founder, Lígia Santos, said they had spoken to

By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com CARLOS AQUINO, the priest at Silves Cathedral, has been assured that work on the cathedral will commence early next year following a meeting with Mário Vieira

LAGOS IS due to become the first council in the Algarve to be declared free from genetically modified crops, having sent its application on Monday, August 20, to the Direcção-regional

THE PORTUGUESE Chiropractors Association raised 4,676 euros during their fundraising 5km run or walk on May 20 from Vilamoura to Quarteira. Funds were collected by volunteers between May 16 and

A 45-YEAR-old man who suffered a diabetic seizure in Faro had to wait an hour for an ambulance to arrive. He managed to get himself outside his home and call