Strawberries and cream

Wimbledon fortnight has begun and while rain on the first day failed to stop play on the now-covered Centre Court, it stayed dry long enough for Portugal to lose its

June 26, 2011by shareitIn

Boy wonder

Rory McIlroy became the youngest winner of the US Open since 1923 during the early hours of last Monday morning. The 22-year-old Northern Irishman left the top class field trailing

June 26, 2011by shareitIn

Spanish speedster

Parkalgar Honda racer Sam Lowes was denied victory by only a split second at Sunday’s World Supersport Championship sixth round in Aragon, Spain. Prior to the final, the young Englishman

June 26, 2011by shareitIn

Stars in the East

Rui Costa was joined by other well-known Portuguese football players such as Paulo Ferreira, Zeca, Portela and Andre Lima as well as tournament technical director Jorge Andrade this week as

June 26, 2011by shareitIn

Local eyesore finally removed

For more than 20 years, residents in Quinta das Salinas near Almancil have been campaigning to have an unfinished building located on plots one and two of the development removed

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Long serving headmaster with an eye for success

By FREDDIE NICHOLAS news@theresidentgroup.com Freddie Nicholas, on work experience with the Algarve Resident from the International School of the Algarve, had the opportunity to interview the school’s headmaster John Butterworth.

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Portugal Match Cup 2011

The Portimão Portugal Match Cup got under way this week based at the city’s marina. The prestigious series of sailing regattas, scheduled to end on Sunday, features Barreiro Olympian Álvaro

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Decision time

Portimao FC will attempt to install a new President for the fifth time in as many months on June 30. It is hoped that former leader Fernando Rocha can be

June 23, 2011by shareitIn

Disposing of old medicines safely

Algarve’s solid waste management company ALGAR and Valormed, the association responsible for the management of unused medicines, have signed a cooperation protocol aimed at minimising the impact of medicines not

June 23, 2011by shareitIn