New hospital in Lisbon
THE PRESIDENT of Portugal, Cavaco Silva, inaugurated a new public-private partnership hospital in Lisbon last week. Joined by the Health Minister, Correia de Campos, and the Minister for Economy and
Short haul hot spots
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com THE WEATHER may still be blowing hot and cold here, but if you can’t wait to spend a week or two lazing on a beach,
Skull found
POLICE ARE studying a skull that was discovered by a shepherd in Castro Marim recently, while he was walking his sheep next to the A22 motorway. The skull was allegedly
Sports centre up and running
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com AFTER THREE years of construction, at a cost of 12 million euros, the Complexo Desportivo de Lagos, Lagos Sports Centre, officially opened to the public on
Spring in the ‘Allgarve’
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com THE TROUBLE with spring is that everything looks on the tatty side: clothes, house and kitchen cupboards, as well as what passes for a lawn (where
Suspicious minds
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A STUDY in the UK revealed that almost half of divorcing couples use private investigators to find out whether their spouse has cheated. A staggering 49
T5 takes off
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com British Airways has begun selling tickets for the first flights out of Heathrow Terminal Five. All BA flights will move to T5 when it opens
The evolution of our world
By: Margaret Brown margaret@portugalresident.com EVER SINCE I was a small child, the hours between sunrise and breakfast have been the most precious of the day and, although more often than
Top-flight Singapore
Sponsored by PDM Travel pdm@portugalresident.com Singapore Airlines has the best in-flight amenities, according to a recent poll. Travellers selected their favourite airlines on the basis of comfort, entertainment, food, beverages
U Turn on HRT
By: Jenny Grainer jenny@portugalresident.com The front page headline of The Daily Mail on Monday, April 9, of U-TURN ON THE RISKS OF HRT, caught my immediate attention and demanded I