Portugal

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@mmspublishing.com The ancient medieval city of Guimarães, which will be one of two European Capitals of Culture in 2012, is to benefit from sponsorship for events from

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@mmspublishing.com ADAP, the Portimão-based environmental defence association, is threatening to force the Algarve Motor Park to reveal its noise test results by contacting the European Union. ADAP

A malicious cyber attack over Christmas forced the temporary shutdown of the Algarve Resident website earlier this week. Mike Almond, publishing director of the Resident Group, said: “We were one

Portugal’s Catholic Church has called for a referendum over government proposals to push same sex civil marriages through parliament. Statements voiced over the weekend by the Bishop of Braga, Jorge

The profile of the 2010 Portuguese cycling season-opening Tour of the Algarve has been further boosted by the intended participation of Olympic gold medallist Samuel Sanchez. The Spaniard is the

By Skip Bandele sport@algarveresident.com By the time the 2010 Africa Eco Race left Portimão, Elizabete Jacinto’s MAN TGS truck will be the only Portuguese competitor amongst the 35-strong field. The

By LIZ GRIFFITHS liz.griffiths@mmspublishing.com Jake Storr, a young boy suffering from cerebral palsy who is a regular visitor to the Algarve, has been given a date for his life-changing operation

Portimonense drew their fourth consecutive home game, with Aves, before finally securing a first victory in front of their own fans under new coach Litos against erstwhile leaders Feirense. That

Portugal’s iconic Olympic gold athlete Rosa Mota has been appointed ambassador for a development project in Guinea-Bissau. Projecto VIVA has already raised funds for the first eight of 54 fresh water wells,

Portugal and Greece have joined Ireland and Iceland as the new sick men of Europe as ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded their creditworthiness on the international markets. The ratings agency