McCanns take short break
By: CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com PHOTOGRAPHS AND posters in Arabic supported the McCann family plea for help in their Moroccan visit early this week. Kate and Gerry McCann chose this north
Museum reopens
ALBUFEIRA’S MUNICIPAL Archaeological Museum has reopened. The museum offers guided tours inside the museum as well as around the old centre of Albufeira, with various routes available depending on the
New shopping centre for Tavira
TAVIRA WILL see the development of a new shopping centre called Tavira Gran Plaza near the Vale Caranguejo roundabout and the Municipal Sports Pavilion, at the entrance of the city.
New tourist sign posts will make a difference
NEW, UNIFORM sign posts will be erected this year around the Algarve on all crossroads and municipal access roads to tourist sites. More than 1,900 sign posts will be erected
No interview for now
AFTER WHAT can only be described as a gruelling ordeal with the police and what is considered to be a trial by some newspapers, Robert Murat remains the only prime
Oeiras Triathlon
TWO ALGARVE residents from Sue’s Road Runners, Jill Edwards and Amanda Mortimer, came first in their categories in Oeiras, near Cascais, at the weekend. The event consisted of swimming 750m,
Off the wall
THE PINK Floyd tribute band, who performed at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon last year, will be at the Fatacil in Lagoa on June 30 at 10pm with their fantastic
Police may start search
PORTUGUESE police were this afternoon (Wednesday, June 13) allegedly preparing to search land near Portimao following a report in a Dutch newspaper about the alleged whereabouts of Madeleine McCann. An
Poll results – June 15, 2007 – Child safety in Portugal
The question that was asked: Following a conference in Albufeira on the ill-treatment and abuse of children, it has been suggested that current levels of child safety and care in
Portugal represented at Madrid’s real estate fair
PORTUGUESE REAL estate companies and holiday resort developers were much in evidence at this year’s Salón de Inmobiliario de Madrid (SIMA), which ran between May 29 and June 2 in