Beer festival
SILVES BEER festival is in danger of being cancelled for the first time in its 30-year history, as the future of the club that organises it looks shaky. The festival,
Biggest fire so far
MONTE SEQUEIRA, in the Serra do Cachopo in Tavira, suffered the greatest fire so far this season in the Algarve region on Sunday, June 3. The fire started at around
Breast cancer
THE PORTUGUESE Oncology Institute has identified a gene mutation associated with hereditary breast cancer. Scientific researchers at the institute succeeded in identifying a rare mutation of the gene BRCA2. The
Candidates spell out vision for the capital
By: CHRIS GRAEME chris@portugalresident.com With the Polícia Judiciária (PJ) swooping on Lisbon Câmara offices on Thursday, May 31, for the third time, taking away dossiers, computers and documents in their
Clairvoyants get involved
PORTUGUESE DETECTIVES hunting for missing Madeleine have been following up information sent to them from psychics and self-acclaimed clairvoyants. Officers are wading through hundreds of reports from people claiming to
Coffee bar phenomenon
By: Paul McKay mckay@portugalresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
Confusion continues over property rental licence
By: ELOISE WALTON eloise@portugalresident.com THE RESIDENT has been closely following the progress of property rental licences in the Algarve, which have come to the fore after a wave of checking
Dead of night
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A MAN in Croatia boarded a night tram just after midnight and died in his seat. His corpse rode around the town for six hours before
Entertainment for all this summer
MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, art exhibitions and sporting and fashion events are just some of this summer’s planned entertainment from the Tourism Board’s Allgarve project. Music madness Musical events this summer will
Estoril golf challenge
QUINTA DA Marinha Golf Club has been selected by the European Challenge Tour to host the Estoril Challenge de Portugal. The golf tournament will take place from June 28 until