Press visit
A group of 60 journalists is visiting the Lisbon area until October 21 at the invitation of the Lisbon Tourism Board, which wants to improve the city’s potential for tourism
Race to open new pavilion in Parchal
WORKMEN HAVE been battling against the clock to complete the final touches of the Pavilhão do Arade, which is due to open today (Friday). The Algarve’s largest pavilion, with a
REN blames ministry
National Electrical Company, REN, went back on their word and failed to attend a meeting on October 12 at the Environment Ministry in Lisbon with representatives from Silves Câmara and
Running the race against cancer
More than 2,000 people participated in the seventh Mamamaratona, the breast cancer awareness marathon which took place in Portimão on Sunday, alongside the successful BLiP exhibition.
Sexual abuse ‘unproved’
A JUDGE has concluded that there is no case to answer over the alleged sexual abuse of Joana Cipriano, the eight-year-old girl who went missing in 2004, and that the
Sleep well with insect solutions
HAVING FOUND little or no choice of mosquito bed canopies in the Algarve when they moved here, Deborah and Jim Guthrie decided to start Insect Solutions, a company dedicated to
Sotheby’s International Realty in Portugal
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL Realty’s presence in Portugal was officially launched at the United States Embassy in Lisbon on Tuesday. The world famous luxury real estate agent’s office
The art of exquisite service
A unique business initiative has been launched in the Algarve by BlueHeavenPortugal.com to provide exclusive products and services to people who do not have the time to source items themselves.
The dying art of fishing
By: PAULO SILVESTRE paulo@portugalresident.com Fishing IS not what it used to be. In a country with a big tradition for this industry, local fishermen are in danger of turning into
Thieves target village bank
TWO ARMED men robbed a bank in Alte, Loulé, last Wednesday, making off with an undisclosed amount of money. The pair made their move at 11am on October 10 when