Attacks in East Algarve
THE BRITISH Consul for the Algarve does not undertake to issue advice on crime prevention measures to residents in the areas affected by robberies at their homes. Following last week’s
Brave Lucy
Dear Editor, My name is Linda Clayman and I help to raise funds for Canil São Francisco in Loulé. On January 2, builders went back to work in the house
Car sales in Portugal plummeted 4.8 per cent in 2006
THE ECONOMIC recession in Portugal hit car dealerships hard, with sales of new vehicles falling by nearly five per cent last year. According to the Secretary General of the Portuguese
Christina Alfonso comes to Portimão
MARINERS RESTAURANT in Portimão, is a well-known and much loved venue for many fine musicians. Its rock walls and wooden ceilings give it a great ambience and the acoustics mean
Crusader Gold
By: Linda Taylor-Gonçalves Email: griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com The first book from David Gibbins was Atlantis, set in the Mediterranean, focusing on the search for lost treasure. He has now followed this up
Dying Light
By: Linda Taylor-Gonçalves Email: griffin.bookshop@portugalresident.com MacBride is gaining increasingly in popularity with his second novel, which is set in Aberdeen and features DS Logan McRae. Cold Granite was the first;
EDP needs competition to lower electricity prices
By: CHRIS GRAEME Email: chrisgraeme@sapo.pt THE GOVERNMENT has agreed to allow Portuguese electricity monopoly EDP to increase its prices by six per cent in 2007. However, despite the price hikes,
Extorsion, blackmail, corruption
Renting premises to run a business over here now seems to be very dangerous under the new laws, as you will be open to extortion and blackmail by a corrupt
Fake notes used to buy souvenirs
Two Irish men were detained by police last week after attempting to buy Dakar Rally souvenirs with fake bank notes at the official merchandise tent in Belém, Lisbon. Police confirmed
FILM REVIEW – You won’t see this on the tour
BY: Ruth Sharpe