At the opera
HELGA HAMPTON will be presenting another evening of opera in the Old Gallery in São Brás Museum. Helga has now been providing insightful and often amusing commentary to a monthly
Bogus missing girl email
IT IS sad when news of a missing girl is distributed via email by a supposedly worried mother. It is even sadder, however, when the return email address does not
Criminality isn’t rising, says governor
By: Cecília Pires cecilia@portugalresident.com IN AN interview given to The Resident four days before the disappearance of Madeleine McCann from Praia da Luz, in Lagos, the Civil Governor of Faro
Declare now – or face the taxman’s wrath
By: Bill Blevins blevins@portugalresident.com THE UK tax revenue has launched an “Offshore Disclosure Facility” in an all out unprecedented drive to scoop five billion pounds sterling in unpaid tax. The
First magic festival
ALBUFEIRA CÂMARA, in conjunction with the Portuguese Illusionism Association, has organised the first ever Magic Festival in Albufeira, which is currently running until May 13. The festival is aimed at
Friends of São Brás donate laptop
CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION, The Friends of São Brás, has donated a laptop computer to the paediatric unit at Faro Hospital. The computer will give the young inpatients the chance to experiment
GNR celebrates 96th anniversary
By: Eloise Walton eloise@portugalresident.com ACROSS PORTUGAL, the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) celebrated their 96th birthday on May 3. The GNR institution began in 1911 as a military security force. Celebrations
Going for gold at the Olympics
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com WHEN SHE is not at college or spending time with friends, Jessica Dickens is competing against some of the best butterfly swimmers in the world. Since
Happy birthday!
VILA REAL de Santo António (VRSA) celebrates its 231st birthday on Sunday May 13 with a historical pageant organised by the câmara. It is the sixth time such an event
Help from the UK
The arrival of Leicester Liaison Officers mid-morning on Saturday gave Madeleine’s parents great comfort. They could liaise with the local authorities. Two criminal behaviour experts arrived in Portugal as the