Algarve

AFTER FIVE days, 22 hours and 25 minutes under sail, the Visit Portimão arrived at Dartmouth in the UK last Thursday (November 23). Ricardo Diniz managed to successfully navigate the

Excitement is already in the air throughout many homes and schools as Christmas approaches. Three-year-olds Sérgio and Margarica are no exception as they get a glimpse of some of Rotary’s

The Resident has received warnings about a company operating in the Algarve that offers damp proofing and fire protection surveys. Two of the names which the firm uses are Nationwide

THE TRADITIONS of the Algarve’s interior can be discovered at the Feira da Serra de Loulé, hosted at the NERA pavilion, Zona Industrial de Loulé, from December 7 to 10. 

LOCAL RESIDENT David Reid, known to his friends as Irish Dave, has been revealed as a paedophile. The Belfast-born joiner is well-known among residents in Carvoeiro due to his regular

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FARO CÂMARA is investing more than 315,000 euros in the refurbishing of Cinema Ossónoba in Estoi. The project is due to begin at the beginning of

Purple Rhino’s directors, Jossi Storrs and Paul Bubb’s names were spelled incorrectly in their business profile printed in last week’s edition of The Resident. We apologise for any confusion this

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com HUNDREDS OF rally cars invaded Portimão over the weekend as, for the third year running, the city played host to the Rallye Casinos do Algarve, the

THE Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra is once more treating its guests to after dinner entertainment in the Raj Restaurant. After enjoying a three course Indian meal with wine,

THE SMASH HIT Do they know it’s Christmas? was immortalised by Band Aid in 1984. Over 20 years on how true is that of the plight of some children here