Algarve

PEOPLE everywhere will have made New Year resolutions and The Resident team was no different. This year sees the start of something new, interactive, controversial and exciting for our readers.

Following a five-month investigation, police special branch in Faro arrested seven Portuguese men last week on suspicion of drug trafficking in the region. The criminal investigation squadron began raids on

MANTA ROTA beach in Vila Real do Santo António is the latest to receive a facelift as a result of the Plano de Ordenamento da Orla Costeira (POOC). POOC outlines

A MAMMOTH discount sale featuring clothing, footwear and items for the home will be held at Silves Fissul Centre this weekend, January 27 and 28. Retailers from the borough will

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com ORQUESTRA DO Algarve made history last Wednesday evening by being the first orchestra ever to perform at the Assembleia da República (Parliament building) in Lisbon. MP

AS A finale to the year long celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth, Friends of the Museum in São Brás held a tribute to his work on January

LOULÉ CÂMARA has announced that it will spend 135 million euros this year on various projects and infrastructure. Projects to improve the façade of the area and community resources were

ISABEL SOARES, Câmara President of Silves, has announced that she will run for a second term, despite accusations that public funds have been mismanaged while she has been in charge.

FOLLOWING THE appeal in the December 1 edition of The Resident, CHANNEL 4’s Selling Houses Abroad television series was inundated with requests from home owners and estate agents wanting professional

WITH THE referendum on abortion only weeks away, the two opposing representative groups for the Algarve gathered in Faro to draw up strategies for the approaching campaign. The opposing movements