Algarve

If you bought a new boat over 7.5 metres in length, paid IVA or VAT in any EU member state other than Portugal and had the boat delivered direct to

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com FAMILY FASHION retailer C&A opened its first store in the Algarve at Forum Algarve shopping centre in Faro on Wednesday last week. Despite the bad weather,

THE WINTER programme of activitiy courses at the Hotel Garbe commenced this week. The courses are open to residents, visiting family, friends and hotel guests. There are still a few

By CAROLINE CUNHA caroline@portugalresident.com PRIME MINISTER, José Sócrates, was in Faro last Wednesday evening for a Socialist Party dinner held downtown at the Hotel Eva. The purpose of his visit

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

A NEW species of stringray, which has never been encountered before in Iberian waters, has been discovered in the Algarve. The miniature stringray, christened Ana by staff at the Centro

Around four million euros have been designated to improve existing and to construct new GNR and police stations across the Algarve. However, representatives from the two organisations believe that this

LANDING GEAR failure is thought to be the cause of a crash landing by a small aircraft on the EN125 close to Lagos Aerodrome on Sunday afternoon, which left the

By RUTH SHARPE ruth@portugalresident.com PROFESSIONAL SAILOR Ricardo Diniz is to undertake a remarkable trip from Portimão into the heart of London, to hand Her Majesty the Queen a bottle of

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PROPERTY OWNERS face heavy fines if they fail to follow energy efficiency measures introduced under new government regulations. In an effort to lower carbon dioxide (CO2)