Algarve

Don’t FORGET that the next free open days at Barringtons are on April 1, from 10am-6pm and April 5, from 6pm-10pm. Attending one of these days will entitle you to

INVESTIGATORS LAUNCHED an operation last Thursday to inspect 44 rented properties in the Algarve. Thirty-two owners were fined for not having the appropriate rental licence. The operation was carried out

By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com TWENTY-FOUR years after opening a mini market in Almancil, 64-year-old Avelino Apolónia has created the quality supermarket of choice for many of the Algarve’s international community,

SIX YEARS following its opening in 2001, Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro is undergoing a mini transformation in terms of its range of retailers and restaurants. New shops due

MORE THAN 35 competitors competed in the Algarve Riding Club Endurance Ride at Quinta do Paraiso Alto on March 11. In the 15km ride Sofia Marcos on Lucy finished in

CHANNEL 4’s television programme Selling Houses Abroad sent a TV crew to the Algarve in February to film the makeover of a villa close to the village of Gorjões, Santa

TWO MEN were arrested after police raided properties in Loulé on Wednesday last week. Computer equipment and jewellery valued at around 7,500 euros were seized during the operation, which came

DUE TO the overwhelming response we received to the makeover competition and the standard of the entries, the judging panel decided to award some runner-up prizes. Congratulations to Sue Bickerdike

TONIGHT (FRIDAY, March 30) there will be wine tasting, buffet and a fashion show at Barringtons in Vale do Lobo. The evening will begin at 7pm with a tasting of

By: Chris Graeme chris@portugalresident.com BRITISH TELEVISION gardener Charlie Dimmock lent her green fingers to the official presentation of a new retirement village for the over 55s, The Savannahs, in Almancil