Resident fights quarantine law
A DOG at the centre of an outrage over the necessity of the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) has been granted the right to travel from Portugal to the UK, bypassing
Ricky Martin in Portugal
RICKY MARTIN, famous Puerto Rican pop singer, who performed The Cup of Life hymn for the 1998 France World Football Cup, will be delighting fans in Portugal for the first
Route for pylons unaltered
FOLLOWING a closed meeting with Silves Câmara on April 26, electricity company Rede Eléctrica Nacional (REN) has announced that it will not alter the proposed route to erect pylons through
Sea clean-up
A TOTAL of 82 kilos of rubbish was recently collected from the bottom of the sea in front of Faro beach. A team of 21 divers from the Hidroespaço diving
Silves theme park hangs in balance
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com THE FUTURE of Atlantis Park, a 500 million euro major theme park planned for the Vale do Algoz area of Silves, is in doubt, The Resident
St George raises 600 euros
Contributed by Jenny Grainer ST GEORGE’S night was celebrated three days early in Portimão when 55 people gathered at Mariners Restaurant for the occasion to raise funds for two charities.
Water works
ÁGUAS DO Algarve will begin work in July to construct a prefabricated warehouse at Tavira sewage plant and lay new pipes at Fontaínhas sewage plant in Portimão. The water company
A treat from Holland
THE AMSTERDAM Chamber Group will be in the Algarve next month at the invitation of the Amigos do Museu do Trajo de São Brás de Alportel. During their tour of
Boozy bridegroom
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A GROOM on his wedding day saw his hopes of marriage dashed, when the families decided he was too drunk to walk up the aisle. So
Crazy slice
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A RESTAURANT in the heart of London has become a tourist attraction after a Polish maniac jumped on top of a table last week and sliced