Dakar drivers shift into overdrive
A TEAM entered for next year’s Lisbon-Dakar rally is to be sponsored by two Algarve tourism organisations. The Região de Turismo do Algarve, (RTA) and the Associação de Turismo do
An evening with Brian Gault
A VICTIM of the Thailidomide drug scandal of the early 1960s will be in Tavira next week speaking about his experiences. Brian Gault is one of about 500 surviviors
Congratulations to the New York finishers
EVERYONE AT The Resident would like to congratulate all those runners and walkers who took part in the New York marathon on November 5. Congratulations go to Amanda Mortimer, Eddy
Families displaced as heavy rain hits region
By Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com Torrential rain across the region over the past two weeks has flooded numerous homes and damaged several towns. In Vila Real de Santo António alone, at
Next stop, Brighton
The popular play, Lights Out by Nicky Morgan, is back. After its success at the Centro da Quinta do Paço, between Algoz and Tunes, where the cast received a standing
Bank robber caught red-handed
A MAN wanted in connection with 11 armed robberies in the Albufeira area was arrested by police just 100 metres from the scene of his latest crime. The man was
Nifty footwork in São Brás
THE 1920s 10-piece hot dance orchestra, Oo-Boop-I-Do, returned to the Algarve last Friday evening with a concert at the São Brás Museum. Re-assembled by founding member Ian Carfrae, together with
Birthdays and boxes
THE INTERNATIONAL Christian Fellowship (ICF) in the Algarve is celebrating its 15th birthday. It was started by Pastor Norman Harrell in November 1991, who stayed until 2002 when he returned
Faro welcomes Thérese
The Conservatório Regional do Algarve Maria Campina, the Maria Campina regional conservatory of the Algarve in Faro is exhibiting paintings by Madame Jeanne Thérese until November 27. A native of
Winter Fair in Almancil
The Escola Internacional São Lourenço will be holding its annual Winter Fair on the school grounds in Almancil on Sunday, November 19, from 11am until 3pm. There will be a