Art works
GREAT WORKS of art by Portuguese artists, such as Vieira da Silva, are joining others being copied to order in the Chinese city of Zu-Huai near Macau. The cost of
Best for golf
PORTUGAL HAS been presented with an award as Ireland’s Best for Golf Destination in the World for the third year in a row. Based on polls conducted at travel agents
Book signing
AUTHOR DR John Piper will be signing copies of his novel, Mother Killers, at the Hotel Garbe in Armação de Pêra on February 21. As reported in The Resident’s First
Brazilian attack
A 28-year-old Brazilian man was arrested in Praia da Rocha on February 11, for carrying out two attempted assaults on women. The first occurred at 10pm in an underpass near
BSE decrease
Out of 100,500 tests, 31 cases of mad cow disease (BSE) were discovered in 2006, 18 less than the 49 detected in 2005 and the lowest number since 1999. Portugal
Charity of the Year
THE RESIDENT is pleased to announce that, following careful deliberation, the chosen charity of the year is Lar de Crianças Bom Samaritano in Alvor. The Lar de Crianças Bom Samaritano,
Charter rankings released
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com A RECENT review of charter airlines flying in and out of the UK has revealed that MyTravel, which was reported to be close to bankruptcy
Cinema opens at Atrium
FINALLY, AFTER various delays, the cinema on the top floor of Faro Atrium, the new shopping centre in Rua de Santo António, Faro, opened to the public last Friday. No
Cuban crèche
VILA REAL de Santo António is set to send 50,000 euros to Playa, in Cuba, to construct a crèche and kindergarten. This gesture will be the first after the two
Divers search wreckage
SCUBA DIVERS from the Portimão Sub Aquatic Club, Portisub, have taken part in an expedition to locate the Empire Warrior, a British freighter that sank on June 19, 1941. The