Road signs removed
IN ORDER to improve road safety, a town in Germany has decided to remove all traffic lights and stop signs from its downtown area. The new system came into effect
VAT and car taxation
By: PEDRO SIMÕES financial@portugalresident.com RECENTLY, WE heard in the press that Portugal was sued by the European Union because VAT is being paid on car tax. However, that information was
Wasting police time
By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com A COUPLE in the UK called the police when their eight-year-old daughter refused to go to bed. At 3am, officers were called to the house in
AFPOP improvements
THE AFPOP office will be closed all day on Monday (September 16) and Tuesday morning for staff to be trained in the use of the new Database and Project Management
Alcochete studied as airport site in 1972
A NEW international airport was mooted for Alcochete as far back as 1972 when a study was carried out by the Marcel Caetano government. A special department was even set
Another dog attack in Faro
Third dog attack By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com A 57 YEAR-OLD woman was attacked by a Pit Bull dog in Faro on Thursday (September, 6), the third dog attack in just
Armação shootings
THE PORTUGUESE tourist who was shot in the face with an air rifle in Armação de Pêra on September 4 has made a formal complaint but police say no one
Associaçao de Protecçao Animal do Algarve (APAA)
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 6. A panel of
August holiday season marked by 147 road traffic deaths
THE PORTUGUESE road traffic police have registered 147 deaths between July and August this year on Portuguese roads. Coincidentally, the figures are exactly the same for the two months registered
Dalai Lama in Portugal
NOBEL PEACE prize winner and spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai lama, who arrived in Lisbon yesterday (Thursday), will not receive an official reception from the Portuguese government. The 14th