YOUR WEATHER IN PORTUGAL THIS WEEKEND
RAIN HAS been predicted for this weekend by the Meteorological Institute (IM) along with thunder and lightning in some areas of Portugal. Today’s (Friday’s) weather is expected to be sunny
Aussie rugby in the Algarve
THE AUSTRALIAN rugby squad is due to arrive in the Algarve today (Friday) to spend a few days training at Browns Sport and Leisure Club in the lead up to
Behaving badly
THREE PEOPLE were arrested in separate incidents across the region between August 17 and 18 for minor crimes. On August 17, a 53-year-old woman was arrested at Faro airport after
Brit feared dead
AN ELDERLY British woman is feared dead after she went missing on Saturday in Sintra, Lisbon. Police are considering the possibility that she was murdered. A Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed
Bulgarian dream
Portimão’s municipal Auditorium will be hosting a show by the Bulgarian Dream Dancers at 10pm on September 1. Included in the show will be traditional Bulgarian dances interpreted by dancers
Campaign pays off
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com CARLOS AQUINO, the priest at Silves Cathedral, has been assured that work on the cathedral will commence early next year following a meeting with Mário Vieira
Casino scandal
UNION ACTION is planned against the director of an Algarve casino who, it is alleged, attempted to coerce workers into abandoning plans to strike last week. The union, representing workers
Disabled hero
JOSÉ LEONÊS Lima, a 52-year-old man with 80 per cent disability, finally finished his 731 kilometre journey across Portugal in protest for disabled people’s rights to equal opportunities. The Resident
EDP upsets residents
CONSTRUCTION ON electricity company EDP’s power substation has resumed in Torre, Almancil, to the disappointment of residents who breathed a sigh of relief when work stopped last week. They believed
Employment offered
SKILLED WORKERS are already being sought for the proposed car racing track to be built in Portimão after an agreement signed on Friday. Parkalgar, which owns the track, and Instituto