The McCanns in Rome
THE MCCANNS were expected to visit the Vatican on Wednesday, May 30. According to Gerry McCann’s diary on Tuesday (May 29), it was likely they would “be seated in the
We can only continue to pray
By: Sheena Rawcliffe When Madeleine McCann was put to bed on the evening of Thursday May 3 2007, no one could ever have imagined that, four weeks later, her face
Algarve’s sand city bigger and better
THE FIESA festival in Pêra is to open its doors to the public on Saturday, June 7. This year’s event of the ‘sand city’, which promises to be bigger and
General Strike causes chaos for air travel
PORTUGAL’S LARGEST trade union, CGTP, called a general strike on May 30 to protest against cuts in social services, wages and job security. The strike affected hospitals, schools and airports
Kate McCann supports missing children’s day
By: Eloise Walton eloise@portugalresident.com THE RESIDENT would like to thank all those who participated and offered donations for our charity lunch on Friday May 25 to mark International Missing Children’s
Anything but straightforward
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com Apart from tarumatic happenings in and around Praia da Luz during the month of May, things have been anything but straightforward in the Brown household. Years
Living stones and absolute gems – part five
By: Stuart Merelie qm@portugalresident.com Stuart Merelie, owner of QM Crazy Golf, Garden and Leisure Centre, shares his passion for correct and sustainable landscaping in the Algarve and is The Resident’s
Metal head
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com AFTER ENDURING 64 years of chronic headaches, a 77-year-old Chinese woman finally went to see a doctor, who x-rayed her and found a bullet lodged in
Motel safety
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com IN AN effort to protect guests, the owner of a motel in Mexico has installed steel doors on the rooms. Kidnappings and shootings have escalated in
Naked ramble
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com AN AMERICAN tourist in Germany shocked people on the streets, when he went for a stroll around Nuremberg completely naked. Police stopped him after receiving reports