Portimão demands better policing
President of Portimão Câmara, Manuel da Luz, is demanding a larger number of policemen to patrol the streets of Portimão. “There is a feeling of insecurity as there seems to
Natural gas due in Portimão
Natural gas will be available in Portimão and Alvor before next summer, according to Medigás, the distributors for the Algarve region. The promise was made during a public presentation of
Solar panels could become law
President Jorge Sampaio wants solar panels to become mandatory for every new building constructed in the Algarve. Sampaio was speaking at a congress on the impact of climatic changes at
Priceless art bequeathed to Faro
International auctioneers, Sotheby’s, have confirmed that a drawing by Gauguin, a Toulouse-Lautrec lithograph and a carving by Rembrandt – all donated to Faro Câmara by the diplomat Amadeu Ferreira de
Illegal poisoners return
After the spate of dog deaths at the beginning of October in and around the Ria Formosa area, apparently caused by the animals eating poisoned chicken carcasses, it seems that
Christmas shopping in Seville!
The Resident newspaper and Kiss fm invite you for an unforgettable day of shopping and sightseeing in Seville on Friday, December 10. Coaches leave The Resident offices in Lagoa at
Loulé OAP card
Loulé Council is preparing to launch the Cartão Municipal Sénior, a discount card for Loulé residents who are over 60 years old. The scheme is currently being finalised and due
Putting people first
The Algarve is to receive a significantly larger slice of the national budget next year – an eight per cent increase over the amount allocated in 2004. According to Morais
Zoomarine hosts groundbreaking research
Zoomarine park, near Albufeira, opened a special research laboratory this week for the study of molluscs and their link to cures for life threatening diseases. The initiative is a joint
Portugal Rally comes to Algarve
Rally fans are in for a treat next year, after it was revealed that next year’s Portugal Rally will take place in the Algarve between March 31 and April 2.