Taxi fares go up
THE PRICE of catching a cab in Portugal is set to rise, according to the Portuguese Taxi Federation. Now each kilometre will cost 42 cents, up from 40 cents, in
Wedding exhibition
A WEDDING exhibition will be held in Silves at the Fissul exhibition centre on October 13 and 14. This event will include a variety of exhibitors with everything that is
Woody Allen plays Estoril
WOODY ALLEN is to be the main attraction at the New Year’s Eve party at Casino do Estoril, near Cascais. The cinema director, who also has a jazz band and
World Animal Day
A PLEA was sent out to children and parents of São Lourenço International School to give financial donations or animal food to the Quintinha dos Animais Abandonados animal shelter in
American Club celebrates 60th anniversary
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com THE CRÈME de la crème of Lisbon’s business community were out in force on Saturday night to celebrate the American Club’s 60th anniversary dinner and dance
Bamboo animal centre
CHARITIES from across the Algarve were invited to submit applications to become The Resident’s Charity of the Year to help celebrate our 18th birthday on November 9. A panel of
Beginning to pray
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com Anthony Bloom, in his book Beginning to Pray, categorises three broad approaches to God: spontaneous prayer straight from the heart, regular prayers of faith and lastly,
Crime spree in Golden Triangle
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A GANG of thieves broke into two estate agencies and a property management office in Bouganvília Plaza shopping centre, in Quinta do Lago, on Monday morning
English woman dies of burn injuries in Silves
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com AN ENGLISH woman died on Thursday as a result of severe injuries caused by a fire. Freda Dorothy Howells, an 80-years-old expatriate living in a villa
God’s goodness and light
By: FATHER HAYNES HUBBARD MY SON Caspian is a slitherer. Which is to say, when we put him on the floor, and if the floor is the least bit slippery,