Portugal

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com Encouraging results from the Portuguese banking sector could lead a cautious, slow yet sustained economic recovery as key banking shares shot up by 18 per cent.

Newly crowned three-times world champion John Higgins will join other top stars such as Steve Davis, Jimmy White and Shaun Murphy for the snooker highlight of the year this weekend.

The Algarve’s brand new multi-use Parkalgar race track near Portimão has revealed an exciting and comprehensive events schedule for the remainder of the year. Adding a further truly international dimension

Parque da Floresta and the owning Vigia Group hosted its inaugural Royal Caribbean golf tournament near Budens last weekend. The prestigious tour event, set to become a permanent annual highlight

Frenchman Pierre Renet replaced countryman and dual winner this season Christophe Charlier on the winner’s podium at last weekend’s Cortelha MX3 Motocross Portuguese GP. Italy’s Alex Salvini took the runners-up

Works to build a new crematorium in Loures, Lisbon, began this week, making it the first crematorium within the city. The project is part of a four million euro cemetery

Lagoa football club has recovered from a bad start to the second division promotion play-off phase featuring all the top clubs in the country at that level. The Algarveans’ latest

A protest against using animals in circuses was due to take place today (Thursday 8) in front of the Portuguese parliament, Assembleia da República, in Lisbon. Karley Aida, an ex-lion

The best two Portuguese male tennis players of the moment, Frederico Gil and Rui Machado, faced each other at the quarter-final stage of a valuable Tunis challenger last week before

By DAISY SAMPSON daisy.sampson@algarveresident.com A new school, improved facilities and ongoing educational developments mark just some of the changes taking place at the International School São Lourenço, near Almancil, which