Design fair
THE PRESIDENT of the bi-annual Experimental Design fair has accused Lisbon Câmara of making the event impossible to continue. Gouta Moura Guedes said that the event, planned for September 12,
God is everywhere
By: Margaret Brown margaret.brown@portugalresident.com WHOEVER COINED the phrase “stop the world I want to get off” tapped in to a sentiment felt increasingly by those caught up in the 21st
Hunter found not guilty
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com A HUNTER, accused of assaulting an 83-year-old British man in countryside near his home in Loulé three years ago, was found not guilty at Loulé court
Punctures and piglets in Monchique and London
By: Paul McKay paul.mckay@portugalresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
Sports programme for the disabled
FOR THE first time ever, the Algarve will have a regional programme of adapted sports for disabled athletes. The programme will run until 2009, with the objective of promoting and
TGIF looks forward
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com WITH THE success of the first TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Friday!) lunch last month, The Resident is looking forward to the next event on February 23,
Jewels of Andalusia
Sponsored by PDM travel travel.pdm@portugalresident.com IF YOU have never experienced the delights on offer in the Spanish cities of Granada and Cordoba, now could be the time, as a special
Browns go Down Under
THE AUSTRALIAN rugby union squad will be training in the Algarve prior to this year’s rugby world cup. Australia, one of the best teams in the rugby union world at the
Film producers to visit Algarve
By: Caroline Cunha caroline@portugalresident.com AMERICAN FILM producers will be visiting the Algarve mid-February to view possible filming locations for future productions. The visit and guided tour is being organised by
Murder trial hears self defence claim
By: Natasha Smith natasha@portugalresident.com STATEMENTS TAKEN from the men on trial for the murder of Michael Ahern were read out by the judge in Albufeira court and accepted by the