Faro shore to get a facelift
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com FARO CÂMARA’S New Year’s resolution will be to reclaim and develop the shoreline in the Bom João area, with a view to converting it into a
Film Review – The Holiday
By Ruth Sharpe If only all home-swaps worked out this well IT’S CHRISTMASTIME and, thankfully, for cinema-goers who don’t want to sit through yet another Santa Claus movie, there is
Football
By Skip Bandele English football does not afford itself the luxury of a Christmas break unlike virtually all of its continental neighbours. Here is a selection of televised (Sky Sports)
Government crackdown on social security fraud
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT fraud is being actively tackled by the government, thanks to new legislation. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the social security office in Monchique last week, the Minister
Jazz by Candlelight success
THE SCENE was set, Santa had arrived, courtesy of British Airways, and the tree was in position. Nearly 100 people attended the Vale da Pinta Golf resort on Saturday, December
Lagoa takes a step towards greater mobility
Lagoa Câmara has pledged to invest in the community and create a wheelchair friendly area. A document will be signed between the câmara and the Associação Portuguesa de Planeamento do
Man jailed for killing his mother
A MAN who had lived with his schizophrenic mother all his life beat her to death with a spade and buried her near Algodres (northern Portugal) in 2004. Nuno Barros,
Mendes Bota re-elected president of PSD Algarve
MP JOSÉ Mendes Bota was re-elected President of the PSD (the Social Democratic Party) in the Algarve on the evening of December 7, winning an 87 per cent share of
Monchique leaves Algarve câmara association
A LACK of fair and equal representation of all regional câmaras was given as the reason for Carlos Tuta, president of Monchique Câmara, leaving the Algarve’s câmara association last week.
Murder trial begins in Albufeira
FIVE MEN have gone on trial in Albufeira more than a year after they were arrested, accused of the murder of 38-year-old Irishman Michael Ahern. Brian Murphy, Alan Sullivan, Brad