Algarve

Christmas made simple – Part two IF YOU are only just beginning your preparations for the festive season this year, don’t panic, because The Resident’s Christmas and New Year guide

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Loulé and Faro Câmaras have criticised revisions of the Plano de Ordenamento do Território do Algarve (PROTAL), the master planning document for the Algarve region, for

Faro police (PJ) are investigating widespread debit card fraud that has affected a number of residents across the Algarve. It is believed that illegal withdrawals were made from cash points

DRINK DRIVERS and motorists who break the speed limit are being targeted as part of a major police campaign entitled Natal em Segurança, Christmas in safety, which began earlier this

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com A MUSICIAN from Carvoeiro, exposed as a child sex offender in a British Sunday tabloid, has vowed to remain in the village despite being beaten up

The main winner on Saturday was the weather, with only one fixture being played as all other games were washed out due to heavy rain. The surviving game, between Clube

ENROLMENT INTO Portuguese courses at four fluency levels is now open to anyone wishing to learn or improve their linguistic skills at the Centro de Línguas de Lagos. Each group

Just under 1,000 people poured on to the streets of Albufeira to take part in the third annual Christmas fun walk. There was a sea of festive Santa hats and

THE FIRST brick of the Tivoli Victoria hotel in Vilamoura was laid last week during a ceremony held to mark the commencement of construction. Representing an investment of 57 million

The Network Christmas Fair, which took place on Friday, December 1, at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra, raised 1,630 euros for the Riding for the Disabled, Network’s chosen