Portimão riverside to be revamped
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com PORTIMÃO CÂMARA wants to improve the riverside area of the city with a project that was approved on Wednesday morning at a special meeting of the
Portuguese population can’t afford dentists
ONLY 50 per cent of the Portuguese population can afford dental treatment and there are only half-a-dozen health centres throughout the country offering subsidised dental treatment on the National Health
Portuguese team bows out of World Cup
THE PORTUGUESE rugby team bowed out of the Rugby World Cup following a fourth straight defeat on Tuesday. The team, which had received 40,000 euros in sponsorship from Turismo de
Premiere – September 20 – 1408
Mike Enslin, a supernatural writer and author of two hit books focusing on supernatural phenomena decides to stay in the notorious New York hotel room of 1408 as research for
Road repair
AROUND 316,000 euros is due to be spent on repairing the 5.5 kilometre stretch of road between Almancil and Quarteira. Over time the road has been neglected and heavy traffic
Rod Stewart plays Lisbon
ROD STEWART is due to perform at Estoril Casino, in Lisbon, on October 7. This eagerly awaited black tie event begins at 8pm with a buff et dinner in the
Russian president to open exhibition in Lisbon
THE LARGEST exhibition in Lisbon of elements from the Imperial Russian art collections in the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, will go on display in October. It will be officially inaugurated
SOS animal
ZOOMARINE IN Guia has created a new alert service to assist endangered animals in the sea or in the rivers in Portugal. The new service is available from any point
Syringe swap
AN EXPERIMENTAL syringe exchange project in prisons has been deferred, according to the director of the national prison service, Rui Sá Gomes. Lisbon and Paços de Ferreira prisons had been
The best interiors
THE SEVENTH annual Casa Décor, which showcases the best of Portuguese contemporary interior design, was inaugurated in Lisbon on Thursday. This year, Casa Décor has exhibitors in two locations, in