Oil exploration to begin
A CONSORTIUM of companies led by Galp Energia, Partex and Australia’s Hardman Resources are to invest 300 million euros off the Alentejo coast over the next eight years in search
Panto season is now over
By: Louise Pimm louise@portugalresident.com SHEHEREZADE’S GREATEST Hits, the most recent panto from The Algarveans Experimental Theatre group was exactly that, a hit. From a tap dancing camel, belly dancers, a
Plácido Domingo to perform for last time
SPANISH OPERATIC tenor Plácido Domingo´s performance at Lisbon’s Pavilhão Atlântico on April 21 is being billed as his last ever in the city. Perhaps the most versatile of all living
Portugal rally riches for the Algarve
THE PORTUGAL Rally, which returns on March 30, is expected to generate 27.6 million euros in the Algarve and lower Alentejo. The rally is the fifth stage of the World
Residents robbed by highway thieves
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com THREE BRITISH people robbed as they changed a tyre on their car last week were the victims of a premeditated attack. Valerie Oughton, who moved to
Rich citizens
LISBON IS the only one of seven regions in Portugal that managed to score higher than average wealth per citizen in the EU between 2000 and 2004, according to the
Speed traps don’t pass the test
PIECES OF paper are putting sophisticated new speed traps, which Lisbon Câmara heralded last year as virtually vandal proof, out of action. It has been discovered that the detection radars
The miracle cure
By: Ruth Sharpe ruth@portugalresident.com THE BOWEN technique is a therapy that uses an innovative method to cure most sporting injuries or physical ailments that your body encounters. A holistic system
The Two Minute Rule
Sponsored by Griffin Bookshop griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com The Two Minute Rule By Robert Crais This book shows just how long or short this time span can be, depending on your standpoint. Two
Tough decision
THE RESIDENT’S Charity of The Year will be announced in next week’s edition (February 16). The judges, faced with a very difficult decision, have requested more time to deliberate.