Consumer protection
AS PART of the commemorations for Loulé Day last Thursday (May 17), a public holiday in the borough, the câmara signed an agreement with Portugal’s consumer protection organisation, DECO, to
Coronation Street drops baby kidnap storyline
BRITISH television soap Coronation Street announced on Thursday (May 10) that a forthcoming storyline has been dropped because there were similarities with the abduction of Madeleine McCann. Filming had already
Câmara costs millions
MORE THAN 17 years after the project was first discussed, the new Lagos Câmara building broke ground recently, but news was overshadowed when it was announced that it would cost
Dead debt
A HOMEOWNER in Spain had her house repossessed and put up for auction by the bank after she missed her mortgage payments. The new owner walked into the house and
DNA tests and Robert Murat
By CECÍLIA PIRES cecilia@portugalresident.com Efforts are still concentrated on the Robert Murat connections, with his personal and professional contacts being investigated by the PJ team. Olegário Sousa confirmed that forensic
Download a copy of an A4 sized poster of Madeleine
If you would like an A4 poster to put in your car, download the poster by clicking on the link on the right of this page. If you prefer you
Driving over the limit
FARO POLICE arrested 13 people in April for drink driving. The arrests came following 73 separate police operations in which motorists were stopped at random. A total of 400 officers
East meets west in Macau
pdm@portugalresident.com NAMED AFTER a Chinese goddess and ruled for centuries by Portugal, Macau boasts an intoxicating mix of cultures. Situated on the South-eastern coast of China in the Guangdong Province,
Energy day
TAVIRA IS hosting a seminar on the subject of renewable energy and energy efficiency to mark World Energy Day on May 29 at the Hotel Vila Galé. At the same
Fishermen celebrate
AN EXHIBITION of Portuguese traditional boats, entitled Barcos Tradicionais Portugueses de Arez Viegas, will be inaugurated in the Sala Polivente of the Edificio Paços de Concelho building in Praça Gil