Algarve

HOT ON the heels of the opening of the new municipal market in Faro, a major wholesale market and business centre has opened eight kilometres outside the Algarvean capital. Secretary

PRIVATE HOSPITALS in the Algarve are being enlisted by the government to help reduce the backlog caused by long waiting lists for national health service operations. Around 225,000 people are

For several years, the association for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal (AFPOP) has run a programme of seminars for its members and potential ones. AFPOP’s management council considers that

By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com THE PORTUGUESE Chamber held a networking lunch last Thursday for members at the Four Seasons Fairways club in Quinta do Lago, its first event of the

Although there may not be time to get a card in the post, don’t forget to give your mum a call on Sunday, March 18, and wish her a Happy

DISCOUNTED CINEMA tickets are being offered to the over 65s in Portimão’s Continente shopping centre as part of the Viver Sénior project developed by Portimão Câmara. All OAPs who have

FARO GNR seized thousands of counterfeit goods in a raid on Estoi market last Sunday. A total of 95 officers inspected stalls and vehicles at the market held between noon

FARO HOSPITAL marked International Women’s Day last Thursday with the opening of an upgraded prenatal diagnostics centre to assist women experiencing high risk or complicated pregnancies. The unit, which was

TO CELEBRATE five years of successful operation, PlayOasis is offering free membership, worth up to 26.50 euros, to all Resident readers visiting the fun filled children’s play park bringing a

PUPILS AT a school in Boliqueime had a surprise visit last Thursday from Portugal’s first lady, Maria Cavaco Silva. Her visit coincided with the EB 1,2,3 Prof. Dr. Aníbal Cavaco