Portugal

Lagoa’s European junior badminton No1 Pedro Martins was forced to pull out of last weekend’s German Open at the last minute after failing to recover from an injury sustained during

By ELOÏSE WALTON eloise.walton@algarveresident.com Portimão Câmara is to invest more than two million euros on improving the safety of the council’s road system this year, including the construction of new

An English-language seminar aimed at giving pointers to help businesses tackle the negative effects of the current financial turmoil is to be held at Boavista Resort on Wednesday, March 18.

Last weekend saw Cândido Barbosa, David Livramento, Tomas Metcalfe and their Palmeiras Resort/Prio/Tavira cycling team back in the saddle for the 3rd Tour of Albufeira. Also known as the ‘Jose

The President of the Portuguese Hotel and Catering Association has called on the government to reduce VAT on food and hotel accommodation to seven per cent to help safeguard the

Tennis fans can now follow the fortunes of Algarve tennis star Rui Machado on the internet after the current world No129 became the first Portuguese player to have his own

The 16th Annual Algarve Women’s Football Cup provided a feast of entertaining football, with World Champions the USA again leading the way. This tournament once again attracted the top countries

Gerry McCann told British MPs on Tuesday that stories printed in the British media surrounding the disappearance of his daughter Madeleine McCann were “incredibly, unbelievably upsetting”. Speaking to the Commons

The Portuguese Squash Federation has awarded the Algarve Open to Barringtons Hotel Golf & Spa for the third year in succession. The May 1, 2 and 3 highlight apart, Barringtons

By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com Orders for new cars have fallen by 50 per cent to a new low since January according the Innovation Intelligence Centre, Inteli. Suppliers of the car