Algarve

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)

A NEW Continente hypermarket opened on Monday last week in Portimão, located on the EN 124 at the shopping centre in Quinta da Malata. It has taken the place of

TORRENTIAL RAIN caused the flooding of the kitchen and canteen at a primary school and nursery in Monchique on Monday, leaving 200 pupils without their school lunch. Parents and families

THE ASSOCIATION for foreign residents and visitors to Portugal, AFPOP, held its annual sports events, as part of the AFPOP Autumn Festival, over the last week of September and the

MEMBERS OF the Lagos Municipal Assembly have expressed their dismay at the proposal of a 25km stretch of high-tension power lines through the city. The pylons would begin in Barão

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com THE ESCOLA International de São Lourenço (EISL) in Almancil has seen its fair share of change since being established more than 15 years ago. It was

By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com Voluntary canine search and rescue team, Equipa Canina de Resgate do Algarve (ECRA) is on-call 24hours a day, 365 days a year to support bombeiros and

THE FRIENDSHIP between Loulé and the Dutch city of Utrecht has been strengthened with the gift of a religious sculpture by Dutch artist Jits Bakker. The sculpture will be displayed

A MAN was attacked with CS gas in the centre of Portimão last week. The gas used in the attack left the victim blind for half-an-hour. His attacker, a woman

CLOTHES FROM the 19th and early 20th centuries are on display in the windows of various shops in downtown Faro until October 22 as part of an exhibition aimed at