Still no sign of Madeleine
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com TODAY (AUGUST 3) marks three months since the disappearance of Madeleine McCann on May 3 from a holiday apartment at the Ocean Club Resort, in Praia
Syringe scare
A YOUNG boy stepped on a syringe last Wednesday (July 25) while he was playing in the sand in front of Sasha Beach, Praia da Rocha. He was taken to
Television opportunity
POPULAR BRITISH television programme, Wish You Were Here, is looking for people from the UK who came on holiday to Portugal in the 1970s and 1980s and loved it so
The new seven wonders
A NEW version of the Seven Wonders of the World has been drawn up, based on more than 100 million votes cast from people in 200 countries. The winners include
The Potential for greatness
AS THE dust settles on the first Hilton hotel opening in Portugal, it is down to business for Alessandro Cabella, General Manager of Hilton Vilamoura As Cascatas Golf Resort and
The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy is in paperback at 12.50 euros. This is a searing, post-apocalyptic novel that has established itself as a modern masterpiece. A father and his son
VIP clinics
VIP CLINIC, a network of more than 2,000 beauty clinics worldwide established 36 years ago, opened two new clinics in the Algarve last week. One opened on July 25 in
West Algarve’s biggest fire
By: CECÍLIA PIRES
Why is Portuguese so difficult to learn
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com TRY TO think back to the first time you ever heard Portuguese. Did it sound like a Latin language? Did it, to the ear, seem to
Win tickets to the Grand Champions
SOME OF the greatest names in world tennis will once again entertain, and in some cases amuse, at the Grand Champions tennis tournament being held at the Vale do Lobo