Portugal

by SOPHIE MCCARRICK sophie.mccarrick@theresidentgroup.com Crime and safety issues in the Algarve were top of the agenda at a consular outreach event at Albufeira’s Vila Galé Cerro Alagoa on Thursday, October

A second auto jumble sale will be taking place at the Algarve Motor Park near Portimão on October 23. Stall holders are able to bring along unwanted items of cars,

By Sue Spencer sport@algarveresident.com The fifth Portugal Masters, held last week at the Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, was enjoyed by around 40,000 golfing enthusiasts, with numbers boosted by the

A new residential special needs school to provide care for people with disabilities will see the first stone laid on October 27. The new NECI facility will be located at

By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Work at a site next to the EN270 road between Loulé and São Brás de Alportel, which was described as creating “an obnoxious scar”, has been

Thousands of students, public sector workers, pensioners and unemployed marched through the streets of Portugal’s main cities on Saturday to protest at the austerity measures being pursued by the government.

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@theresidentgroup.com Electricity prices, initially expected to increase by as much as 32% in 2012, will now go up by around 4% on domestic bills, it was announced

Music sales in Portugal in the first half of 2011 have fallen by 40% in comparison to the same period last year according to figures from the Portuguese Phonographic Association

The Portuguese are saving more because of the economic crisis, with bank deposits increasing by €35 million a day since the beginning of the year. According to the latest statistics

Pica-Pica Boutique located at Barringtons in Vale do Lobo is now offering a bespoke dying service on all items available from the Palace collection. Clients can choose an item of