HIV debate
A public debate will be held on January 31, from 5-8pm at the Auditório da Escola Superior de Saúde de Faro, to discuss the National Programme of Prevention and Control
Orquestra do Algarve makes historic visit
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
Tribute to Mozart
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 to spend more than double most câmaras this year
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
Soares seeks second term
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.
See the stunning transformation
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
Abortion debate gains momentum in the Algarve
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
New aerodrome planned
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Loulé Câmara President, Seruca Emídio, has revealed plans to construct an aerodrome next to the Cimpor cement factory in Cerro do Parragil near Boliqueime. Construction could
Lawyers visit Intermezzo defendant
LAWYER Gilbert Collard is travelling to Portugal next week to visit Corinne Caspar at Odemira Prison, accompanied by Porto lawyer António Vilar. Caspar is one of two people charged with
Thousands of job opportunities
TWO THOUSAND jobs will be created in Vila Real de Santo António within two years with the development of two large luxury tourist resorts. This was the guarantee of Luís

