Over-prescribing antibiotics
DOCTORS AND pharmacies are prescribing antibiotics unnecessarily, according to a study carried out by Portugal’s leading consumer rights group. The accusations have been made by the Associação Portuguesa para a
Paper trail
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com CONSERVATIONISTS IN China are ensuring that the animal centre they work at is the most environmentally friendly by turning panda poo into paper. The idea came
Plans to open new IKEA
THE MINISTER of the Economy, Manuel Pinho accused some politicians at the weekend of making disgraceful comments during negotiations between the government and Swedwood, the company that owns IKEA, over
Salazar victorious
PRIME MINISTER and dictator of the Portuguese Republic from 1932 to 1968, António de Oliveira Salazar, has been voted the greatest Portuguese ever, according to a vote on public television
Sea swamps camping park
AS PREDICTED the threat of the sea invading parts of Costa da Caparica, Setúbal, still unprotected by sea defences has become a reality. The force of the waves broke through
See makeover villa on tv
CHANNEL 4’s television programme Selling Houses Abroad sent a TV crew to the Algarve in February to film the makeover of a villa close to the village of Gorjões, Santa
Shooting sun
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com A JAPANESE man was so angry that a new apartment building had been constructed next to him and blocking his sunlight that he fired around 12
Spring festival
QUINTA DA Calma’s annual Springtime Open Weekend will kick off on April 6 at 4pm and will run through the weekend until April 8 in the evening. The event will
Tasty project
ALBUFEIRA’S GRANDE Real Santa Eulália Spa Resort and Hotel is taking part in an inter-exchange project with the Jebel Ali Golf Resort and Spa in Dubai, with guests set to
The Algarve way works
The Algarve Way, a 260km footpath across the region developed and recorded by expatriates Terry Ames and David Littlewood over the last three years, has been walked independently for the