Algarve

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com MORE THAN 60 people attended an investment seminar organised by HSBC International Financial Advisers last Thursday. In the first of four seminars from the bank, Michael

THE FIRST surf lesson by experienced instructors from Dinamika took place last weekend on Quarteira beach. The president of the association, Fábio Fragosa, told The Resident that he was very

Members of the Almancil International Rotary Club (AIRC) visited Lisbon and the American Embassy to discuss possible future joint projects. American Ambassador to Portugal, Alfred Hoffman, Jr., a nominated honorary

TELEVISION PRODUCERS would like to hear from residents in Portugal, who are originally from Cornwall, Devon or Dorset to feature in an ITV programme to be filmed this summer. If

A sterilisation programme for stray cats is currently underway in the Aljezur area. Organised by the Aljezur canine and cat trust (ACCT), cats will be brought to the vets in

THE OXFORD Fiddle Group played foot tapping jigs, catchy hornpipes, airs and laments to audiences at three sold out venues last week. The first concert was held at the São

NEARLY 400 euros was raised for the Associação de Protecção Animal do Algarve (APAA) speying and neutering campaign (SNiP) at the pancake races that took place in front of the

JAZZ BAND Quintessence played their fourth annual concert in aid of the Lagos Bombeiros to a packed Lagos Cultural Centre. Hundreds of residents, including the chief of Lagos Bombeiros, Sr.

Roman mosaics are the subject of the next meetings of the Association arqueological do Algarve (AAA). The speaker is Mark Merrony, who will present Roman Mosaics, new discoveries, new perspectives,

A new priest has been appointed to lead the congregations of St Vincent’s Chaplaincy in the Algarve. Reverend Haynes Hubbard is currently serving as Parish Priest in the Diocese of