Beautiful gardens
NEWLYN PORTUGAL, developers of Victoria Boulevard in Vilamoura, has selected Jardim Vista S.A. and Richard Westcott to execute the landscape and gardening of the resort. Lush subtropical gardens with open
Britain’s TNT shapes up
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com TIM ‘TNT’ Thomas, Britain’s top Thai boxer and ISKA world champion, is ready to rake on allcomers at the Dynamite 6 world Thai boxing championship at
Câmaras owe millions to local businesses
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com BUSINESSES ACROSS the Algarve are owed millions of euros because a severe cash crisis at regional câmaras means they cannot pay their suppliers. The sums owed
Dolphins are back in Guadiana River
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com DOLPHINS ARE back in the Guadiana River thanks to the cleaner waters and the quantity of food available. However, they only risk going a little north
Donations update
DONATIONS FOR the Madeleine McCann fundraising campaign are still pouring in and when The Resident went to press, the Leaving No Stone Unturned fund stood at £901,235, more than 1.3
Football ace relaxes in the Algarve
PORTUGUESE INTERNATIONAL and Manchester United’s golden boy Cristiano Ronaldo spent his holidays in Vale do Lobo in June. He stayed in a luxurious beach-side villa in Oceano Clube in Vale
Fundraiser jailed
A WOMAN in England has received a three-month jail sentence for falsely claiming to be collecting funds for the Find Madeleine campaign. Debbie Clift, a 33-year-old from Chadsmoor in Cannock,
Legend to give a little help to his friends
ROCK LEGEND Joe Cocker has confirmed that he will be in the Algarve from next Thursday (July 19) until July 22 for the international motorbike convention, in Vale das Almas,
Luxury tourism
AROUND ONE billion euros is due to be spent by 2010 to revolutionise tourism in Lagos. Five-star hotels, luxury resorts and golf courses are expected to transform Lagos into one
Mistreatment allegation against teacher
FOUR MOTHERS have made a formal complaint against a teacher who they allege mistreated their sons at Relógio, a kindergarten which is run by Casa dos Rapazes in Faro. A